William Stangl, CEO of Mountain View Regional Hospital in Casper, Wyo., started his new role on Aug. 22, just six months after leaving his position as administrator of Mount Nittany Surgical Center in State College, Pa. He discusses his transition…
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CMS is considering whether to provide Medicare coverage for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and is requesting evidence speaking to the health outcomes attributable to the use of LSG in the Medicare population, according to the CMS solicitation and an Internal Medicine…
Northwestern University researchers have compared the results of their study — which found FDA requirements stifle medical device innovation — with the findings of an IOM study on the 510(k) process, an InHealth news release said.
The Shore Health System Surgery Center in Easton, Md., has achieved accreditation with The Joint Commission, according to a Shoreupdate.com report.
In August, UnitedHealthcare announced it was providing a $1.1 million grant to the Colorado Hospital Association to help hospitals in the state implement a program to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions. The grant goes to the Reducing Hospital Readmissions and Safe…
Trinity Mother Frances Health System in Tyler, Texas, has named Gifford Eckhout, MD, to the job of executive vice president and chief of anesthesia, according to a Modern Healthcare report.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the state of Iowa recently settled a lawsuit totaling $300,000 over anesthesiologist negligence, according to an Iowa City Press-Citizen report.
Neuraxial anesthesia provides better quality of recovery than general anesthesia for patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy, according to a study published in the Oct. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Healthcare administrators are "terrified" as the 2013 ICD-10 implementation date looms closer, according to a Government Health IT report.
The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society is asking vendors to participate in a vendor-readiness project around ICD-10 compliance, according to a Cardiovascular Business report.