A same-day surgery cancellation can disrupt an entire day's schedule in an ambulatory surgery center. Not only does that patient's procedure get canceled, but an otherwise full surgery slot goes empty, says Rose Eickelberger, MS, RN, director of surgical services…
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An outpatient surgery center will be included in a new medical office building in Fishers, Ind., according to an Indianapolis Star report.
Federal investigators have requested information from Merck about its marketing practices for heart and anti-infective drugs, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The U.S. Justice Department issued a subpoena to Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck requesting information about marketing and…
Jeffrey A. Weiss, DO, medical director of the anesthesia program at Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center, has been honored by TeamHealth as one of the company's "medical directors of the year," according to a Daily Markets report.
Airway management experts are praising a large review of airway-related complications, saying the "herculean" effort provides important insights into the nature of airway management complications, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Topical anesthesia, analgesic and sedative agents should be used for flexible bronchoscopy in adults, according to a statement from the American College of Chest Physicians published in Chest.
The FDA rejected Merck & Co.'s glaucoma medicine tafluprost, which is also known by its brand name Saflutan and is already available in some overseas markets, according to a Reuter's report.
MIT researcher Michael Cima says by combining drug therapy with medical devices, manufacturers can see greater payoffs, according to a Mass Device report.
Supercommittee Democrats offered details of a tax-and-cut proposal that would reportedly save $350 billion through Medicare reforms, including $250 billion from providers and another $100 billion from beneficiaries, according to a Politico report.
John Stossel, host of "Stossel" on the Fox Business Network, says over-regulation by the FDA is harming Americans in an editorial on Fox's website.