Gwendolyn Washington, MD, a primary care physician based in Southfield, Mich., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison following a conviction for corruption, healthcare fraud and prescription drug trafficking, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
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The American Gastroenterological Association posthumously awarded Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, AGAF, the 2012 Julius Friedenwald medal, according to an AGA report.
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On Wednesday, the White House nominated Marilyn Tavenner to take over as administrator of the Center of Medicare for Medicaid Services, following the departure of Donald M. Berwick, MD, in December, according to a Washington Post report.
Stage three or four pressure ulcer was the most-reported hospital-acquired condition in 2010 among Indiana hospitals, according to the Indiana State Department of Health's Medical Error Report for 2010.
The Vermont administration will host four "listening sessions" to decide how to pay for a government-run healthcare system starting this week, according to a Burlington Free Press report.
The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology in Park Ridge, Ill., has embarked on a project that will digitize its anesthesia library and museum, according to a release.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a medical device company that appealed an FDA decision not to approve its personalized sedation device, will receive a hearing in December, according to a MedPage Today report.