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Louisville, Ky.-based Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers performed the first Implantable Miniature Telescope operation in the region, according to Wave 3 News.

CMS recently released its Open Payments data for 2016, which detailed the payment amounts companies made to physicians and teaching hospitals in 2016.

Orthopedic surgeon Lance Silverman, MD, was among the first surgeons in Minnesota to perform synthetic cartilage joint replacements on a patient's big toe, according to Sun Current.

Although a major element of a complex infection control strategy, environmental cleaning is often overlooked in outpatient facilities. These facilities often do not have the proper infrastructure or resources necessary to implement a complex or standardized environmental cleaning program.

Allergan will pay the federal government and 19 U.S. states $13 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it participated in a kickback scheme.

The Medicus Firm reported on the percentage of physicians considering a career change or status update for the near future in the 2017 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey. The 14th annual survey received responses from 2,351 medical professionals across…

Michael Kuhn, MD, of Orthopedic Associates of Middletown performed the first outpatient MACI knee cartilage procedure in Connecticut at the Middlesex Center for Advanced Orthopedic Surgery in Middletown, according to Zip 06.

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Allergan purchased the former headquarters of Portwest, a work-wear manufacturer, in Westport, Ireland, for its new $311.69 million facility, The Mayo News reports.

Surgeons across the country are beginning to perform outpatient total joint replacements and spine surgery in an ASC. Outpatient procedures are associated with lower infection rates and reduced costs, providing better value to the healthcare system.1