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Texas Retina Associates, based in Dallas, has announced the opening of a second Dallas office, which includes an on-site surgery center.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced its private-label and sourcing company Amerinet Choice has signed an agreement with Sandoz, a division of the Novartis group, for Gemcitabine HCL and Levofloxacin/Dextrose pharmaceutical products.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, N.C., has announced it has filed a certificate of need application with the state to build a $30 million ambulatory surgery center in Lumberton.
A physician from Greenwich, Conn., has pled guilty to a conspiracy charge for illegally evading $30 million in losses by obtaining inside tips on drug trials from a French physician, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Joseph “Chip” Skowron…
Connecticut's Medical Examining Board has rejected a consent order that proposed probation and monitoring for a physician charged with puncturing a patient's spleen, which later caused his death, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Michigan insurance regulators have instructed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to give seniors on Medigap more time to prove residency so they can avoid a significant rate hike, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Scott Leggett is CEO of Surgery One, which operates ambulatory surgery centers in the San Diego area.
Few providers participated in CMS' first National Version 5010 Testing Day, held June 15, according to results released by the agency last week.
Michael Romansky is Washington counsel for the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.