A tax on medical devices under the healthcare reform law, effective in 2013, could reduce U.S. jobs and hamper innovation, according to an AdvaMed report.
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The California Department of Public Health has announced 12 California hospitals have been assessed fines totaling $650,000 after it was determined the facilities' noncompliance with licensing requirements caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.
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The Niagara Health Quality Coalition, which reports New York hospitals’ performance in infection rates, readmissions rate, mortality rates and more, may be endangered due to lack of funding, according to a Post-Standard report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…
Two California physicians, both already under fire from the Medical Board of California, now face a lawsuit following a patient's death, according to an LA Times report.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reviewed additional documentation from Carlisle (Penn.) Regional Medical Center and found staffing levels were not the cause of two patient deaths as previously believed, according to a hospital statement published in a Sentinel report.
Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital has been fined $50,000 after a metal clamp was left in a patient, according to a Press Enterprise report.
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force has brought charges against 91 individuals nationwide, including physicians, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in schemes involving about $295 million in false billing, according to a news release from the Department…