In response to the growing prescription drug abuse problem, the American Society of Addiction Medicine has released a prescription drug policy, according to an ASAM news release.
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An increase in new imaging technologies that serve as a replacement for traditional visual field testing and fundus photography to test for open-angle glaucoma might come at the expense of patient care, a study published in Ophthalmology suggests.
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health released the 2011 ombudsman report detailing 461 inquiries, complaints and disputes from 2011, according to an FDA report.
Orchid Medical and Medical Implant Solutions have formed a partnership to create the Surgical Cost Containment Program, which aims to reduce the cost of implantable surgical devices to workers' compensation payors, according to a news release.
A panel in the Kentucky Senate has delayed a vote on a bill that would require pain management clinics to be owned and operated by physicians licensed in Kentucky and be certified in pain management, according to a WLKY.com report.
A recent Center for Disease Control report found 58.6 percent of Americans reported being up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening — a rate significantly lower than the Healthy People 2020 target of 70.5 percent.
The first multi-center, long-term study of the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplant to treat recurrent C. difficile infections showed an overall cure rate of 98 percent, according to an Infectious Disease Special Edition report.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is advising surgery centers cited by state Medicare surveyors for non-compliance when they do not notify patients of required information prior to the date of surgery to direct surveyors to the new CMS regulations that…
Regent Surgical Health recently entered into a joint-venture agreement with an academic medical center — a departure from the traditional three-way joint-venture model of an acute-care hospital, management company and physician group. Under its agreement with Robert Wood Johnson University…
The Joint Commission has published a new standards FAQ about thawed plasma expiration.