Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced the promotion of Marty McGarry to eastern area vice president of sales for the company, according to an Amerinet news release.
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A Massachusetts Department of Public Health report shows one-fifth of all acute-care hospital workers declined receiving influenza vaccination in 2010-2011.
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A health insurance firm in Germantown, Wis., and its parent company have agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle whistleblower claims of healthcare fraud, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report. Abri Health Plan and its parent company, Universal American…
The FDA has approved Remicade from Janssen Biotech to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in children over age 6 who responded inadequately to conventional therapy, according to an FDA news release.
Gloydian Cruz, MD, a physiatrist specializing in pain management, has joined SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center of Clearwater, Fla., according to a SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center press release.
A former employee at a Medicare contractor was convicted for taking bribes to approve licenses for four South Florida clinics offering bogus pain management and other services, according to a Miami Herald report.
Lev Grunstein, MD, an ophthalmologist from California, has joined Kaiser Permanente Maui in Hawaii, according to a Kaiser news release.
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