Here are seven updates from the past month to note.
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Senate Finance Committee Republicans responded to Democrats' refusal to vote on two of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees by "suspending" committee rules, according to a CNN Politics report.
In its annual report, the Healthcare Supply Chain Association found group purchasing organizations are benefiting the healthcare industry.
Stamford, Conn.-based Fujifilm Medical Systems USA received FDA premarket approval for its Digital Breast Tomosynthesis software.
In a slew of recent orders, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge in Colorado, to fill the Supreme Court position vacated by Justice Antonin Scalia last year.
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Protenus and Databreaches.net published the 2016 healthcare data breach report in January, showing there were more than 27 million healthcare records stolen last year, according to HIPAA Journal.
Smoking comprises nearly 6 percent of the world's healthcare spending, according to a new study from the World Health Organization.
Through 2020, the ASC market is likely to continue expanding, a Market Reports World analysis found.
Technology is advancing at tremendous speeds, with it becoming integral to the healthcare field. A Global Market Insights report found the healthcare IT market will continue expanding through 2023.
On Jan. 31, 2017, Senate Finance Committee Democrats opted out of a committee vote on President Donald Trump's nominees to head the HHS and U.S. Department of the Treasury, The Hill reported.