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Dr. Savarise is associate clinical professor of surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. He is a member, ACS Health Policy and Advocacy Group.
Posts by Mark Savarise, MD, MBA, FACS:
- Correct CPT coding of colectomy procedures: Open or laparoscopic?
- ACS advocacy efforts in 2017 that will affect rural surgery
- Hernia repair and complex abdominal wall reconstruction
- Modifier 25 under fire: Are you using it correctly?
- Coding and reimbursement for colonoscopy
- 2016 CPT coding changes and their effects
- 2015 CPT coding changes will have mixed effects on payment for general surgeons
- ACS intervenes to resolve questions about the 96-hour rule
- Frequently asked questions about coding for breast surgery
- Billing for services performed by nonphysician practitioners
- Reporting patient safety indicator-15
- 2014 fee schedule and CPT code changes will affect surgical practice
- The complexities of coding bilateral procedures
- Coding for damage-control surgery
- Effectively using E/M codes for trauma care
- Documentation of services provided in the postoperative global period
- ACS Fellows provide surgical leadership and service in India
- Coding for hospital admission, consultations, and emergency department visits
- 2013 payment policy and coding changes affecting surgical practice
- Coding for skin replacement surgery in 2012
