The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has announced it is partnering with the Association for the Healthcare Environment for an education campaign focused on strengthening the relationship between infection prevention and environmental services, according to an APIC…
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In federal court in Maine, a Florida couple received four years and three months in prison for mailing oxycodone to a Maine couple, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
John Baille, MD, a gastroenterologist, will offer services at the new office of Carteret Medical Group in Morehead City, N.C., according to a Jacksonville (N.C.) Daily News report.
A new Dartmouth Atlas Project report shows there was relatively little change in 30-day readmission rates from 2004-2009, regardless of the cause of the initial hospitalization. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on hospital readmissions.
Patients with high short-term glucose levels could be at increased risk of bloodstream infections, according to a study presented at the 51st ICAAC conference in Chicago.
Mike Lipomi is president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Hill-Rom Company, a national supplier of durable medical equipment based in Batesville, Ind., has agreed to pay $41.8 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.…
A Louisville, Ky. physician and his practice, Kentuckiana Center for Better Bone and Joint Health, have agreed to pay nearly $350,000 to settle claims of Medicare overbilling, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Steven H. Stern,…
Bausch + Lomb has unveiled its version of the femtosecond laser for cataract surgery and has launched a new intraocular lens in Europe, according to Bausch + Lomb news releases on the femtosecond and the IOL.
The following article is written by Jonathan Helm, AVA, manager for VMG Health. Industry regulations require healthcare organizations to pay fair market value (FMV) compensation to physicians for their services.[1] Due to the lack of a published set of…