Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), chairwoman of Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology, has requested HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius provide progress reports on health IT safety, according to Chairwoman Ellmers' office.
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KFx Medical Corp. has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 5mm AppianFx tissue fixation anchor, according to a news release.
Kinetic Concepts has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) therapy system for the management of closed surgical incisions, according to a news release.
Gastroenterologist Alvin Jerome Thompson, MD, has died, according to a Seattle Times report.
Gastroenterologist Thomas Sherman, MD, has announced his candidacy for New Hampshire's House of Representatives, according to a Seacoast Online report.
John J. Goehle, CASC, is the chief operating officer and partner with Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies in Rochester, N.Y.
In a session titled "Keys to Transforming Surgery Centers into a Profitable Business," at the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Tom Yerden, CEO of TRY Healthcare Solutions, Jimbo Cross and Jeff Peo, vice presidents…
Two physicians have opened a second interventional pain management office at Clearview Regional Medical Center in Walton, Ga., according to a Walton Tribune report. Dalton Hanowell, MD, and Alisa Hanowell, MD, opened the new office to treat conditions such as…
Pain specialist Ian Rivera, MD, has joined the pain management program at Southcoast Physicians Group in Wareham, Mass., according to a Wareham Weekly report.
An American Medical News report discussed three steps to marketing a physician practice at a local event.