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Carestream Health has announced it has received FDA clearance for the CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution mobile X-ray system, according to a news release.

A new study, published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to investigate melena after a nondiagnostic upper endoscopy is significantly lower than previously reported, according…

Sisters of Mercy Health System has announced gastroenterologist John S. Farrell, MD, has joined its Mercy Clinic, according to a news release.

Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Md., is scheduled to open a new outpatient surgery center in Fort Meade in May, according to a Ft. Meade SoundOff report.

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital is scheduled to open a new ambulatory surgery center in Olean in May, according to a hospital report.

The Kentucky House yesterday passed legislation that would make it easier to target and prosecute physicians who overprescribe painkillers, according to a Frankfort State Journal report.

Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that more than 33 percent of cancer patients do not receive adequate pain treatment, according to Medical News Today. Among those patients, minorities are twice as likely to receive insufficient pain…

Regent Surgical Health has promoted Andrew Suba, previously the company's front office coordinator, to the role of revenue cycle coordinator.

Some states are beginning to move forward with the health insurance exchange segment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Healthcare Payer News report.

The American Academy of Family Physicians is calling on CMS to change a proposed rule on reporting and returning physician overpayments. The final rule should clearly distinguish the differences between occasional overpayments and actual fraudulent activities by Medicare providers and…