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Welcome to the brand-new AUGS website!

Apr 24, 2017 12:58 PM

Today, AUGS is excited to launch our new improved websites for AUGS, the PFD Research Foundation, PFD Week and Voices for PFD. The launch of these new websites culminates a yearlong undertaking of research and implementation.

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Still Time to Protect Your Practice from a 4% Cut in Medicare Payments

Feb 01, 2017 01:16 PM

This year marks the beginning of a new physician reimbursement system that will impact many AUGS members. I write to inform you about two AUGS initiatives aimed at providing our members the resources they need to meet the CMS reporting requirements for full compensation in 2019. The AUGS Board has approved the addition of a new Practice Management Course to be held on March 25 in San Antonio, TX.​

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FDA Issues Final Reclassification Order for Instrumentation for Use with Urogynecologic Mesh

Jan 06, 2017 01:21 PM

Today, the FDA issued a final reclassification order regarding Surgical Instrumentation for Use with Urogynecologic Surgical Mesh from Class I to Class II. Examples of the surgical instruments covered by the order include needle passers and trocars, needle guides, fixation tools, and tissue anchors for procedures including transvaginal POP repair, sacral colpopexy (transabdominal POP repair) and treatment of female SUI.

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