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Negotiating a Contract for IOECTR

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Leverage: Identify your clinic’s leverage before entering negotiations with a health plan. How many surgeons perform ECTR in your city? Unique Services: Does your practice offer any unique services that will benefit the health plan and its members? Patient Mix: An OBS / WALANT clinic can accept patients not appropriate… Continue reading →

Benefits of WALANT and OBS

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Many hand surgery procedures such as carpal tunnel release, tendon repair and removal of masses can now be performed under local anesthesia alone, avoiding the use of sedation or general anesthesia. The technique—known as Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia, No Tourniquet (WALANT)—can be performed in the surgeon’s office. The ability to safely… Continue reading →