The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to break ground on a new outpatient clinic in Green Bay, Wis., that includes an ambulatory surgery center, according to a WBAY report.
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In the past six years, the federal government has more than tripled the amount of money gained through Medicaid fraud prosecutions, according to a USA TODAY report. The government gained $573 million in 2004 compared to 2010’s $1.85 billion. This…
John Kim, MD, a cataract surgeon, recently joined Inland Eye Institute & LASIK in Colton, Calif., according to an Open Press report.
ASQ has announced it will provide a free webinar on preventing patient falls and fall-related injuries, according to an ASQ news release.
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The Wyoming Ambulatory Surgery Center Association will hold its first state conference on Nov. 11-12 in Jackson, Wyo.
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., have verified data that suggest three factors correlate with mortality for patients under anesthesia, according to a Health Canal report.
A nurse at Fairfield University's School of Nursing in Hartford, Conn., has developed recommendations for preventing post-surgical blindness caused by pressure on the optic nerve, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Anesthesiologists from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have identified risk factors for "failed" intraoperative laryngeal-mask airways, according to a Medscape report.
Gerald Bellotti, MD, an anesthesiologist based in Fredericksburg, Va., was charged with a misdemeanor on Tuesday in connection with a traffic incident when he impersonated a police officer, according to a Free Lance-Star report.