The Colorado Health Department has issued a $3.2 million fine against Heart Check America, a scanning company with clinics in the Denver area, for safety and monitoring violations, according to a Denver Post report. The fine follows a chain of…
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Democratic leaders of Congress told the Supreme Court on Monday that President Obama's stance on Medicaid will place more roadblocks in front of low-income people seeking healthcare, according to a New York Times report.
A South Florida woman has claimed an anesthesiologist at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, Fla., injected an anesthetic into the wrong leg during knee surgery, according to an NBC Miami report.
The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council, an independent, third-party inspection organization for healthcare laundry facilities, has awarded the Clifton, N.J., branch of ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists HLAC Accreditation, according to an ImageFIRST news release.
The Joint Commission has published a presentation of the 2011/12 National Patient Safety Goals.
The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. So you think the Department of Health and Human Services isn't serious about enforcement of HIPAA? Better think again. Here are just a few of…
The Regional Surgicenter in Moline (Ill.) has issued a statement, published in The Quad-City Times, in response to the ambulatory surgery center's listing in a recent report identifying ASCs in the state that had received citations for infection control problems…
New interventions aimed at increasing colorectal screening are necessary to reduce mortality from the disease, according to a study published in Medscape.
Davidson Urology, with locations in Lexington and Thomasville, N.C., now offer photo-selective laser vaporization prostatectomy, or PVP, according to a report from The Dispatch.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has enhanced a federal program designed to help healthcare providers improve healthcare quality, according to an agency release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on CMS’ QIO program.