A recent study suggests the process in which meditation relieves pain, according to a Forbes report.
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Darren Rohan, MD, a thoracic surgeon at HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley in New York, has developed a minimally invasive procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to an MD News report.
William I. Wolff, MD, the co-developer of colonoscopy, has died at age 94, according to a New York Times report.
A new value-analysis approach, using data-driven decisions for product selection, was able to identify supply chain savings of about 40 percent in a pediatric perioperative department, according to an AORN Journal report.
CMS pushed back the date of the re-survey for Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas to give state regulators time to complete their reports on the re-survey that will determine its Medicare status, according to a Forbes report. Read the full…
Billing service company Janzen, Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Medicine Management Services has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle federal allegations that it submitted false claims to government health programs, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.…
Five more patients have been blinded after being injected with the drug Avastin for macular degeneration at a West Los Angeles Medical Center, a VA facility, according to a New York Times report.
Eighteen people have been charged for their participation in a chain of separate Medicare fraud schemes in Detroit, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation news release. The schemes allegedly involved a total of more than $28 million in fraudulent…
A new Somnia Anesthesia Services blog post discusses the current drug shortage facing the healthcare industry.
UT Southwestern Medical center in Dallas has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations the hospital submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare regarding the supervision of resident physicians between 2004 and 2007, according to a UT Southwestern news…