The Advanced Medical Technology Association, or AdvaMed, the lobbying group for the medical device industry, spent about $366,000 in lobbying in the second quarter of 2011, according to an Associated Press report.
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Recent data suggest the trend in infections for heart surgery (coronary artery bypass graft) is decreasing, while trends in infections for colon, hip and hysterectomy surgeries are increasing among Iowa hospitals, according to the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Read the full…
Smokers are much more likely to report problems with chronic pain than non-smokers, according to a Journal of Pain report.
After enduring $8 billion in lower reimbursements in the past five years, the imaging industry is a prime target for more cuts as a new committee prepares to slice $1.2 trillion off federal spending, according to a Diagnostic Imaging report.
For most surgery centers, you have to get a loan of $2 million for the building (if built from ground up) and $1 million for equipment for a 7,000-square-foot structure, says Pedro Vergne-Marini, MD, managing member of Physicians Capital Investments.…
Approximately 20 percent of surgery centers are currently in a relationship with a hospital, and the number is only expected to grow as ASCs seek higher reimbursement, capital for expansion and support for implementing changes through healthcare reform. Physician-owners should…
A physician who owned two medical offices in the Miami area has pleaded guilty for his role in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Jose Nunez, MD, pleaded…
The owners and operators of OM Best Help Corporation, a Miami-area medical equipment company, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a durable medical equipment fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Obel…
Eleven cities in Texas have agreed to pay a total of approximately $1.7 million to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report. The cities are: Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Mesquite, Celina, DeSoto, Corpus Christi, Cedar Hill, Rowlett,…
CMS has accepted a corrective action plan by Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital after an inspection uncovered several infection control and other violations, according to a Republic report.