A new Tennessee law aims to lessen drug overdoses in the state by requiring physicians to use a statewide drug monitoring database to check patient information prior to prescribing, according to a Times Free Press report.
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A desire for timely and accurate data sharing is prompting more physicians to turn to cloud computing, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
Growing pressure to control prescription drug abuse has prompted a number of states to strengthen the way medical boards regulate and discipline physicians in recent years, according to an American Medical News report. The number of board actions against physicians…
The department of anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore last week announced a new regional anesthesiology fellowship program.
ETView Medical today appointed David Amar, MD, to its scientific advisory board. Dr. Amar will work with the device company to advance the development of surgical lung isolation products.
Two proposed arrangements between anesthesiologists and physician-owned facilities could lead to administrative sanctions, according to a Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General release.
The California Department of Public Health announced 13 hospitals have received fines totaling $825,000 for violating licensing requirements that led to patient injury or death.
Researchers have determined 10 challenges to improving healthcare quality, according to a study published in BMJ Quality and Safety.
Rehospitalizations due to surgical site infections after a knee or hip replacement cost the U.S. healthcare system as much as $65 million annually, according to an analysis presented today at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the…
Insurance company Aetna has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a Northern California surgery center firm, claiming the company is overbilling the payor, according to a Sacramento Bee report.