Christy Franck, administrator at Montgomery Surgery Center in Rockville, Md., knows that understanding the competition in one's market is crucial to effective physician recruitment. Located just half an hour out of Washington, D.C., Ms. Franck's surgery center is in a…
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Reza Shaker, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has developed a new device to help treat patients suffering from severe acid reflux, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
Gastroenterologist Vinod Singh, MD, has joined Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Ariz., according to a Mohave Daily News report.
Beginning next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They must first consider whether or not the challenge can move forward and then if the individual mandate is or…
Surgical Management Professionals president and CEO Michael Lipomi is nothing if not a physician advocate. He started his career in the ASC industry as a surgery center administrator in San Diego, Calif., where he became interested in the process of…
CareFusion has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire PHACTS, a Seattle-based technology and consulting company that works with hospital pharmacies to improve inventory management, according to a news release.
Covidien has announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire superDimension, a developer of minimally invasive interventional pulmonology devices based in Israel, according to a news release.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that now requires hospitals, outpatient surgical facilities and dialysis centers to report infection rates to the state’s Department of Health, which in turn will publish the data on an annual basis, according…
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released new guidelines designed to help physicians distinguish between viral and bacterial sinus infections and when to treat which infections with antibiotics. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on IDSA’s guidelines…
Survey results published in BMJ Quality and Safety suggests working cultures in healthcare organizations may impact how frequently physicians disclose or apologize for medical errors. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on medical errors.