A review of the literature shows that people with diabetes have a somewhat higher risk of colon cancer, but it is unclear why this is so and what should be done about it, according to an American Journal of Gastroenterology…
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University of Minnesota Physicians group was recently reclassified from "physician office services" to "outpatient hospitals," increasing out-of-pocket costs for some Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield members as their medical billing switches from a co-pay to a deductible plus coinsurance, according…
Richard George, MD, anesthesiologist at Marion (Ill.) VA Medical Center, also serves as a volunteer firefighter with Lake of Egypt Fire Protection District, a deputy with the Williamson County Sherriff's Department and a communications officer with the VA, according to…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists presented before hundreds of providers and healthcare experts at the Food and Drug Administration Workshop on Drug Shortages on Monday, Sept. 27, according to an ASA release.
Ajay Goyal, MD, and Glenn Forrester, MD, became the first New Jersey surgeons to offer robotic-assisted bariatric surgery, after performing the state's first gastric bypass using the daVinci Surgical System at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, according to a…
Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has announced is has reached an agreement with Primary PhysicianCare, a medical management company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., to provide surgical implant management services to its members, according to an…
The Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgery Association responded on Tuesday to recent arguments that the growth of ambulatory surgery centers jeopardizes patient access to Medicare and Medicaid services, according to a release.
Medical Web Technologies, a Web-based medical information solutions provider, has announced it has added a new module that identifies high-risk surgical patients to its One Medical Passport solution, according to a Medical Web Technologies news release (pdf).
Physicians report that some patients are hesitant to condone the use of propofol in their surgical procedures, following the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson in June 2009 from "acute propofol intoxication," according to a CNN report.
The federal government is paying more attention to drug shortage issues, fueled in part by activism from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, according to an ASA release.