The Government Accountability Office has issued a report recommending CMS more clearly communicate its goals for the Medicare Integrity Program and improve the reliability of data used to calculate the MIP’s return on investment. MIP is designed to identify and…
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The governor of Kentucky is turning to authorities in Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia to help stop illegal prescription drugs such as pain medications, from coming into the state, according to a WPSD Channel 6 report.
Almost half of patients needing vision correction are significantly astigmatic in at least one eye, according to a Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today report.
Microsurgeons at Stanford School of Medicine have developed a new method of vascular anastomosis without sutures, according to a Stanford news release.
Dewey C. MacKay, MD, a Utah orthopedic surgeon, has been granted a hearing to contest his recent conviction for distributing painkillers to patients without a legitimate medical purpose, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.
The Dean Clinic, based in Madison, Wis., has contacted 2,345 patients who may have been exposed to bloodborne diseases from a former nurse's improper use of medical devices during patient training, according to a news release.
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton (Ohio) is requiring all employees and volunteers to receive the flu vaccine this fall in order to work at the hospital, according to a hospital news release.
Oakland Regional Hospital in Southfield, Mich., has opened a new foot and ankle surgery center in the hospital, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report and an Oakland Regional Hospital news release (pdf).
Approximately 1.4 million healthcare providers, including roughly 750,000 physicians, will be required to revalidate their Medicare enrollment records as part of an anti-fraud initiative called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an amednews report.
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC, addresses challenges associated with coding for hand treatment and procedures in an article published in AAOS Now.