Here are 10 recent reports on surgery center transactions and projects involving hospitals and health systems. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab. 1. Tennessee Health System to Acquire Remaining Share of Chattanooga…
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Bradford Shingleton, MD, has been featured in the Harvard Business Review on his techniques to improve quality and efficiency in cataract surgery. Dr. Shingleton practices at 32-physician Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and at Cape Cod Eye Surgery & Laser Center.…
Pend Oreille Surgery Center in Ponderay, Idaho, has negotiated newly profitable contracts after refusing several offers from Blue Cross of Idaho and Regence Blue Shield and canceling its existing contracts with the insurers, according to a Bonner County Daily Bee…
Three federal Transportation Security Administration officers have been charged with taking bribes to help smuggle oxycodone through airports in Florida and New York, according to a WFLX Channel 29 report.
Individualized care plans, safe administration of pain drugs and appropriate monitoring practices can avert serious adverse events from opioid drugs for chronic pain patients, such as unintentional sedation and respiratory depression, according to a Pain Management Nursing report.
Gene therapy shows safety and efficacy for Leber congenital amaurosis, a retina disease that is an inherited form of blindness, according to a Penn Medicine news release.
The hypodermic needle, which has not changed much since its invention in 1853, is undergoing several complete design makeovers to make injections less painful, according to a PopSci report.
Laser Med Center has received FDA clearance for a new laser device to treat trigeminal neuralgia, according to a Laser Med Center release.
Although gastroenterologists have embraced the concepts of evidence-based medicine, their actual knowledge of EBM is somewhat lacking, according to a Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology study.
The Oregon Medical Board has disciplined physicians for a variety of violations, including several related to standard of care, according to an Oregonian report.