Minnesota residents will be able to test prototypes of several insurance exchanges on Monday, when the exchange models are made available online for public review, according to a Minnesota Public Radio report.
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Frank Bures, MD, a dermatologist based in Winona, Minn., says Benadryl can be used as an anesthetic for small surgical procedures, according to a Winona Daily News report.
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A new resource, created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is designed to help healthcare organizations meet regulations of the HIPAA Security Rule, according to a NIST news release.
The owners of Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Ambulance Service are facing more than 40 combined counts of healthcare fraud after an investigation found the company filed improper claims that resulted in the collection of at least $587,000 in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements,…
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