Moiz Karu, MD, who specializes in gastroenterology and internal medicine, will be moving his New Jersey practice from Middlesex into a new medical building in Dunellen, according to a MyCentralJersey.com report.
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Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has announced pediatric gastroenterologist Laurie Conklin, MD, has been appointed to the faculty of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, according to a news release.
In March, CMS extended the enforcement deadline for HIPAA 5010 compliance to July 1 — a small relief for practices, but one that does little to alleviate the financial problems caused by medical claim denials. Facilities continue to report that…
A study conducted by researchers at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute and the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science suggests patients’ fear of being labeled “difficult,” as well as other factors, could hurt efforts to improve shared…
A spokesman from Lincoln Hospital in Bronx, N.Y., said the hospital is investigating a surgical fire that may have burned a patient, according to a New York Post report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Lincoln Hospital.
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital found a training program helped increase resident physicians’ empathy with patients and improve patients’ perceptions of their providers. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on patient satisfaction.
Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio will study a procalcitonin test designed to rapidly detect bacterial infections in pneumonia patients, according to a Plain Dealer report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Summa Health System.
Christine Corbin, MD, a board-certified obstetrics and gynecology surgeon, is a physician-owner and medical director of the Surgery Center at Tanasbourne in Hillsboro, Ore., a physician-owned facility that is also partly owned by Blue Chip Surgical Partners and Providence Health…
Flexible scopes traveling outside the ASC do not always receive proper cleaning following a procedure, according to Cyngus Medical Product and Services.
Here are six legislative and regulatory changes affecting surgery centers in various states as well as nationwide.