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Open Health Market, a website that was founded to serve as a "matchmaker" between self-insured businesses and healthcare providers, expects to post its first requests next week, according to a Boston Globe report.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities to accredit rural health clinics for Medicare or Medicaid services.
Jack Anderson, MD, an anesthesiologist who works at the Montgomery Surgical Center, recently defended propofol sedation in an interview with the Montgomery Advisor.
Gastroenterologist Irving Pike, MD, has been named the chief medical officer of John Muir Health based in Concord, Calif., according to a San Francisco Business Times report.
Gastroenterologist Paul Gmuer, MD, was recently honored during a luncheon hosted by Saint Vincent Health System in Erie, Pa., according to a news release.
Thompson Health, based in Canandaigua, N.Y., has announced its F.F. Thompson Hospital has opened a new surgery center on the main Thompson Health campus in Canandaigua, according to a news release.
Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Clinic and Rex Healthcare, a member of Raleigh-based UNC Health Care, have announced they will break ground on a new joint-venture orthopedic surgery center on April 12, according to a news release.
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A lack of enforcement of California's prescription drug monitoring database has prevented the system from curbing the state's growing prescription drug abuse problem, according to a New York Times report.