U.S. District Judge Reed C. O'Connor convicted anesthesiologist and co-founder of Dallas-based Forest Park Medical Center system Richard F. Toussaint Jr., MD, of committing a $10 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report found pharmacists play a role in improving patient safety within ambulatory settings, according to Pharmacy Times.
Various private insurance companies that manage Medicaid want state legislators to give them more freedom to choose their own preferred drug lists, according to The Texas Tribune.
Chicago-based DuPage Medical Group completed its acquisition of Midwest ENT Consultants, according to The Chicago Tribune.
To expand services for veterans, Huntington (W.V.) VA Medical Center is relocating its VA outpatient clinic to Charleston, S.C., according to The Herald Dispatch.
Haines City (Fla.) police are investigating Manuel Cordova, who allegedly has been posing as a physician for at least two years, according to Fox 13.
Orthopedic surgeon Justin Chronister, MD, will perform procedures at Southwest Freeway Surgical Center and Hermann Drive Surgical Hospital, both located in Houston.
Nearly 50 healthcare technology companies signed The Patient Safety Movement Foundation's Open Data Pledge to support sharing their data to enhance patient safety.
Rami Abbass, MD, is a physician involved with an endoscopy-focused ASC, overseeing payer negotiations for five years. He has seen increased deductibles and focus on reducing the national healthcare spending make reimbursement more difficult. However, the ASC's quality and cost…
The Department of Health and Human Services seeks experts in the field to join its Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, according to Healthcare IT News.