With drug shortages at record rates, gray market vendors are charging an average 650 percent mark-up for shortage drugs, according to a release by the Premier Healthcare Alliance.
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Intrinsic subtypes of gastric cancer with distinct gene expression have been correlated with patient survival and response to chemotherapy, according to a report in Gastroenterology.
A Calhoun, Ga., pain management clinic that was raided in March has been closed without notice and the owners have left town, according to a report by the Times Free Press.
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians opposes state proposals to remove obese children from their homes when addressing life-threatening cases, according to an ASBP release.
The U.S. market for anesthesia information management systems will increase by more than 50 percent in 2012, as hospitals automate their anesthesia departments ahead of the 2015 deadline in federal legislation, according to a news release by Research and Markets.
The owner of a durable medical equipment company in Baton Rouge, La., a physician and two patient recruiters have been convicted for their roles in a $4.7 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of…
ASCs are seeing more uncertainty than at any time in the last decade. This article provides several observations related to the ASC market.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Here are the 10 most-performed ophthalmic procedures in freestanding outpatient surgery centers in 2009, according to SDI's Free-standing Outpatient Surgery…
As hospitals and physician groups prepare to launch accountable care organizations and similar payment models, surgery centers are left to ponder their role in the post-health reform world. Marc Malloy, CEO of Ascentia Health Care Solutions and former COO for…
The following article is written by Eric J. Stenson, director of enterprise applications for Surgical Notes. The views expressed are those of the author and are not endorsed by Surgical Notes. Many ambulatory surgery centers are under the impression that…