Olean, N.Y.-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists' supporters will hold a rally Sept. 20, rebuking Olean General Hospital's decision to drop the provider, the Olean Times Herald reports.
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Adam Arredondo, MD, of Waxahachie-based Texas Anesthesia and Pain Management Institute faces up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for alleged healthcare fraud, waxahachietx.com reports.
Irving, Texas-based Northstar Anesthesia filed a lawsuit alleging Blue Island, Ill.-based Metrosouth Medical Center refused to pay for more than $1.25 million worth of anesthesia services provided, Cook County Record reports.
Middle, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Pain Specialists still hasn't released patients' medical records after closing dozens of clinics July 31, The Tennessean reports.
Former pain practice owner Atif Babar Malik, MD, was sentenced Sept. 11 to eight years in prison after being convicted of healthcare fraud and tax evasion, The Frederick News-Post reports.
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A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine examined outpatient opioid prescriptions and found nearly 30 percent were prescribed without clinical justification.
Surgical Information Systems outlined "five rights" of medication administration for clinical teams and anesthesia providers to improve medication and surgery safety in the OR.
Walter Wofford, MD, is the newest full-time physician at Mount Airy, N.C.-based Northern Hospital of Surry County's Pain Management facility in Elkin, N.C., The Mount Airy News reports.
Medical device companies have until Sept. 30 to enter the FDA's medical device challenge, a contest rewarding the development of opioid-free pain management technologies, Pain News Network reports.
Patients treated with diclofenac experienced a greater risk of heart problems than patients treated with paracetamol or other traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to a study published in the BMJ.