Marathon Medical Blog
See More, Do More. Mitaka’s MM77 Revolutionizes Surgical Microscopy
The newly released MM77 scope is being billed as the “resolution revolution.” It doesn’t just add new functions, higher resolution, or brighter light—the MM77 has changed the fundamentals of visualization.
When Seconds Count: Auto-Stopping, Cordless Hubly Drill Aims to Boost Safety & Decrease Costs
The Hubly Drill—an auto-stopping, cordlessly powered, single-use drill—aims to make bedside cranial access safer, faster, and easier.
The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: Takeaways from “The State of Healthcare in the Triangle”
On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Triangle Business Journal and North Carolina Healthcare Association hosted a panel discussion on the current state of healthcare in North Carolina.
ENT Journal Article Review: Stapedotomy and Middle Ear Surgical Procedures
For busy clinicians, sifting through mounds of scientific literature can take time away from patient care. To make that easier, Marathon Medical is launching a series of review articles that distill and link to some of the practice-changing research coming out for ENT.
Effective ENT Coding Strategies Can Stem Losses from Physician Fee Schedule Cuts
We reached out to Barbara Cobuzzi, CEO of CRN Solutions and Consulting Editor for AAPC’s Otolaryngology Coding Alert, for these tips on keeping your practice profitable.
Throat Notes from SCSOHNS 2023 in Myrtle Beach
For many patients, a “lump in the throat” or a chronic cough can dramatically affect quality of life and overall health. At the 2023 North Carolina and South Carolina Societies of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, several clinicians presented on strategies for diagnosing and treating Globus sensation and neurogenic coughs.
How to Capture the Spine Surgery Reimbursement You Deserve
How to Capture the Spine Surgery Reimbursement You Deserve
Spoiler alert that isn’t really a spoiler alert: The documentation in your op note will make or break your revenue cycle management team’s success.
Ten Smart Sound Bites We Caught at SCSOHNS in Myrtle Beach
We were all ears at the North Carolina and South Carolina Societies of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting last month. Here are just a few of the ah-ha we picked up during three days of insightful presentations from clinicians throughout the Carolinas.
How Necessary Is a Second-Look Tympanoplasty-Mastoidectomy Strategy for Preventing Cholesteatoma Recurrence?
We asked a Marathon client and Duke University School of Medicine Head and Neck Surgery professor Calhoun Cunningham, MD. He and several Duke colleagues co-authored “Cost analysis and outcomes of a second-look tympanoplasty-mastoidectomy strategy for cholesteatoma,” which appeared in The Laryngoscope a few years ago. Co-authors were Dr. Matthew Crowson, Dr. Vaibhav Ramprasad, Dr. Nikita Chapurin, and Dr. David Kaylie. Here’s what Dr. Cunningham taught us.
Facing Diagnostic Endoscopy Denials? Here’s Help from an ENT Coding & Billing Expert
Reimbursement denials are frustrating, but you can take some simple documentation steps to prevent them from bringing your revenue cycle management to a grinding halt. Payers and auditors are looking for documentation of both normal and abnormal findings in the op note. Templates can help your ENT clinicians comply.
What if healthcare was a car dealership?
It would be the craziest car dealership ever, y’all. Yeah, comparing healthcare to a car dealership seems a little bizarre. But this thought experiment unmasks financial complexities in our healthcare system. We heard about the car dealership analogy from UNC Health CEO Dr. Wesley Burks, who spoke at a health care summit earlier this year.
Imagine a car dealership with 100 cars. If it worked like our health care system, here’s what would happen:
Retooling the Sound System: How a Middle Ear Prosthesis Helps Patients Hear Again
Study: The K-Helix Crown Prosthesis along with endoskeletal ossicular chain reconstruction (eOCR) revolutionizes ossicular chain reconstructive surgery and helps to restore hearing loss in patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss.
Top 6 Insights for North Carolina Health Care Providers To Know in 2023
If you wish you had a crystal ball to peer into healthcare’s future, we’ve got the next best thing. Leaders at five major health care systems in North Carolina have revealed the challenges and opportunities they are thinking about as they plan for the next three to five years. Their insights can help you with your own organization’s strategic planning.
7 Pearls from the Winston-Salem Area ENT Surgery Journal Club
Last month, ENT surgeons gathered together to discuss the latest research on chemotherapy de-escalation for oropharyngeal cancer, surgical outcomes for head and neck microvascular reconstruction, surgical options for sleep apnea, and cochlear implants for single-sided hearing loss. We’ve rounded up some key takeaways, plus links to the original journal articles.
Plastic Surgeons Zoom in with Mitaka’s MM90 Microscope
The Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery team had a high variety of surgical microscopes to choose from. They have picked the MM90 not only for what it allows them to visualize, but also because it simplifies OR logistics.
