Fospropofol disodium injection, an intravenous sedative-hypnotic agent for sedation in adults undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, is closer to an FDA OK after the agency's Advisory Committee on Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs voted 6 to 3 (with one abstention)…
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More than half of U.S. hospitals are now technically insolvent or at risk, according to a new Alvarez and Marsal study.
Reps. Rubén Hinojosa (D-Texas) and Sam Johnson (R-Texas) have sent another "Dear Colleague" letter to members of the House of Representatives in an effort to dispel the myth that ending physician-ownership in specialty hospitals and other facilities will end physician…
If you haven't already, you may want to test your National Provider Identifier-only system: Come May 23, the NPI will be required on all HIPAA-standard transactions.
A California court case in combination with action by the state Department of Health prohibiting the department from issuing licenses to ASCs has created some confusion regarding whether ASCs must be licensed or accredited or both to operate in California.…
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House Democrats say hospitals in major U.S cities face severe "shortages of emergency room capacity and intensive care beds ... if Bush administration Medicaid changes are implemented, the Washington Post reports.
A county judge in Georgia has rejected the cap on monetary awards in a medical malpractice case, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). The decision may have repercussions on the state’s tort reform laws; there is currently a $350,000 cap…
A new case (Endo Surgi Center v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company), in the aftermath of the original Garcia v. Health Net of New Jersey (also known as the Codey Case), may spell larger problems for New Jersey-based surgery centers. Endo…
12 Interesting Statistics From the VMG Health Endo Centers Financial and Operational Benchmark Study
This article briefly outlines 12 findings from the VMG Health Endo Centers Benchmarking Study. The study, together with the IMA Health Multi-Specialty Center Study, is an outstanding resource for ASCs.
DayOne Health, a leading outpatient weight loss surgery program in Chicago, has been designated as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This designation identifies top-quality bariatric surgical programs with…