The 2011 restriction on medical residents' hours do not seem to have significantly reduced the risk of death or serious injury from surgery, according to Reuters.
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EHRs may not be commonplace in the ASC industry today, but sooner rather than later the industry will realize the value of leaving the world of paper behind.
"Digital Doctor" is a study looking at the attitudes of primary care physicians about healthcare technologies, according to News-Medical.
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Consortium Health Plans, a sales and marketing organization held by 21 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies, chose Violin's Flash Storage Platform to future-proof existing data centers and provide business continuity services.
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The FDA has approved a new temporary balloon device to treat obesity.
Ambulatory surgery center efficiency is important, but there are several challenges for today's centers. Arvind Movva, MD, CEO of Regional SurgiCenter in Moline, Ill., discusses how his center is rising to the occasion and preparing for success in the future.
Fracture fragility is a huge concern for hospitals and surgeons, as one-year mortality rates are estimated around 30 percent, according to a TeamHealth white paper titled "The Fragility Fracture Program: Improving Quality of Care for a Challenging Population." The at-risk…
The $100 billion Tata group announced plans to focus on a digital health and wellness platform for providers and consumers, according to mydigitalfc.com.
The U.S. health spending growth rate is projected to average 5.8 percent from 2014 to 2024, CMS reported in a Health Affairs report.