The Justice Department has issued a subpoena to Merck & Co. to investigate the marketing of three drugs, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The DOJ is seeking information about the marketing and selling activities for Temodar, PegIntron and…
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The California Medical Board failed to discipline 710 physicians, all of whom were disciplined for wrongdoing from Sept. 1990 through 2009 by other California healthcare entities, according to an analysis by the non-profit organization Public Citizen.
The Traybelt Sterility Wrap Protection from Cygnus Medical is designed to protect the integrity of CSR wraps. The tray belts are used outside of the sterile wrapping and can prevent abrasion marks and damage that might occur from dragging and…
CMS has announced the addition of four codes with modifiers that are subject to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) edits.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released an executive summary on its study of how healthcare organizations can use innovative human resource practices, also called high-performance work practices, to promote safety and quality in healthcare. Read the full…
AHRQ has published a free, downloadable, newly revised Spanish language medication tracking tool, “Su medicamento: Infórmese. Evite riesgos.” (“Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe.”).
Here are profiles of 44 great presidents, CEOs and company founders in the surgery center industry. Each of these presidents and CEOs is a speaker at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29; Chicago). Note: Presidents and CEOs…
Newport Bay Surgery Center in Newport Beach, Calif., will be holding an open house and health fair on Aug. 12, and the event's special guest will be U.S. Rep. John Campbell (R-CA), according to a news release from the ambulatory…
Physician-hospital alignment is becoming more important as hospitals seek to lower costs, improve care and prepare themselves for payment models that reward collaboration. Kenneth Cohn, MD, MBA, FACS, a practicing surgeon and the author of Getting It Done, discusses seven…
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce CNA HealthPro has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held…