Medicare contractors are using inaccurate and inconsistent data that prevents them from detecting fraud, according to an OIG report detailed by the Associated Press.
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A study conducted by researchers at Sydney's University of technology found that ineffective communication between physicians and nurses was a major cause of critical incidents and patient deaths, according to a Nine MSN report.
Lack of anesthesiology coverage in Oxnard, Calif., could jeopardize patients' access to surgery, according to a Ventura County Star report.
New Yorkers are experiencing some relief from insurance premium increases, after the state's prior-approval law took effect last year, according to a Journal News report.
Steris Corp. has announced it has launched a new segment of consumable products designed for endoscope reprocessing, according to a Steris news release (docx).
Ophthalmologists are unhappy with a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that questioned the effectiveness of glaucoma screening, according to a Medscape Medical News report.
Martin Leon, MD and director of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's interventional vascular therapy department, said evolution, reorganization and globalization can stimulate medical innovation in the U.S., according to a MassDevice report.
U.S. Representative Joe Pitts, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee, said the U.S. is falling behind in the global competition to create innovative medical devices because of the FDA's approval process in an editorial in the Philadelphia…
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report earlier this month shed light on the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, and physicians are struggling to treat pain compassionately while avoiding misuse, according to an American Medical News report.
A new study found analgesic use decreases agitation in patients with dementia, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.