Some patients with chronic pain do not ask providers for help, and some of those who do reach out have difficulties getting their questions answered, according to an American Pain Foundation news release.
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The Medical Association of Georgia is starting a program to fight illicit use of prescription painkillers through such steps as continuing medical education for physicians and speaking engagement in schools, according to an Atlanta Journal Constitution report.
A patient safety coalition representing many major healthcare groups is calling on the Office of Management and Budget to speed its review of a proposed rule to establish a unique identifier for medical devices, according to a Health Data Management…
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized the Billings (Mont.) Clinic as part of its program to promote quality endoscopy, according to a Billings Gazette report.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal for steep cuts in specialists' reimbursements would drive many specialists out of Medicare, according to an American Academy of Ophthalmology release.
The CDC’s draft guidance on organ transplants includes recommendations to add HBV and HCV screening as well as updated, more sensitive laboratory tests for organs. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on CDC’s draft guidance on organ tranplantations.
Within a week of being laundered, 92 percent of hospital privacy curtains are contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria such as MRSA and VRE, according to research from the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth will expand its corporate operations and add more than 550 jobs in management, accounting, medical coding and billing, according to a Business & Heritage Clarksville report.
The owner of addiction clinics in Massachusetts, Punyamurtula Kishore, MD, has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a fraud kickback scheme in which he funneled drug screenings to a non-profit company he created, according to a Boston Globe report. Dr. Kishore…
Indiana University has announced it will stop using live cats to train intubation in its pediatric residency program, according to a Petside report.