A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower suit against Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic and its Robert Packer Hospital that alleged the organization submitted false claims to federal health programs resulting from improper financial arrangements, according to a Times-Tribune report.
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A new article published by the New York Times discusses the need for physicians and nurses to think about their patients rather than themselves when it comes to handwashing.
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Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed three new ambulatory care distribution agreements with Cardinal Health for a variety of healthcare products and services, according to an Amerinet news release.
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Baxter International, a company that manufacturers blood products and intravenous drugs, is suing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in order to enforce an indemnity agreement over claims the drugmakers sold the anesthetic propofol in a way that led patients to contract hepatitis,…
The author of a bill that would have given California regulators the power to reject health insurance rate increase said Wednesday that he is pulling the bill from consideration this year, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.
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Tom O'Bannon, director western alliance value optimization at Amerinet, discusses seven out-of-the-box ideas for ambulatory surgery centers to cut costs on supplies.