The CPT section on Excision and Debridement has been revised to refer only to Debridement. All wound debridements are now reported by depth of tissue removed and by surface area of the wound. If debridement of a single wound is required, the deepest level of tissue removed is used to report the service.
Released Monday, the 2013 World Happiness Report ranks the happiest countries around the globe, with Denmark, Norway and Switzerland leading the pack.
The 25 Most Miserable Places In The World. Protesters climb a fence surrounding the U.S. embassy in Sanaa September 13, 2012. The misery index, a crude economic measure created by Arthur Orkum, sums a country's unemployment and inflation rates to assess conditions on the ground (the higher the number, the more miserable a country is). The reasoning: Most citizens understand the pain of a high jobless rate and the soaring price of goods.