Michael R. Redler, MD, an orthopedic surgeon on staff at the Surgery Center of Fairfield County in Bridgeport, Conn., discusses three trends for orthopedic surgery in an ambulatory surgery center, including specific orthopedic and spine procedures now routinely done in…
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will award grants of $1.3 million to 16 different healthcare collaboratives as part of its Aligning Forces for Quality program, according to an RWJF news release.
Compared to patients without sickle cell disease, SCD patients clear morphine from their system more quickly, which may cause their increased morphine requirement, according to a study published in The Journal of Pain.
Lundbeck, a Danish pharmaceutical company that produces pentobarbital, is opposed to the drug being used in the death penalty, according to a GlobalPost report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released "Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings."
Gregory Sorensen, MD, has been appointed CEO of the U.S. branch of Siemens Healthcare, effective June 1, according to a company release.
Medtronic has named Omar Ishrak, president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems, to be its new chairman and CEO, according to a Medtronic news release.
Gail Wilensky, CMD administrator under President George H.W. Bush, said CMS' proposed rules for accountable care organizations have "all the hallmarks of a party that nobody comes to, unless there is a serious rethinking," according to a report by the…
Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, will not be penalized by CMS for performing wrong-site surgery on a woman earlier this year, according to a Chillicothe Gazette report. Arthroscopic surgery was performed on both of a woman’s knees when only…
Wheeling, W.Va.-based Ohio Valley Health Services has filed a lawsuit accusing its former CEO of making illegal payment arrangements with physicians and draining a $38 million endowment fund to hide operating losses, according to a report from The Republic. OVHS…