Stanford Hospital & Clinics will open a headache clinic, billed as the first such clinic at an academic medical center on the West Coast, according to a Stanford news release.
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CMS has developed a free, downloadable discharge planning checklist for patients preparing to leave a hospital or other healthcare setting.
Nashville-based ambulatory surgery center developer and operator AmSurg reported earnings that were down 11.5 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, according to a Nashville Business-Journal report.
Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta (N.J.) has received three-year re-accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report from the Sparta Independent.
The FDA confirmed industry suspicions that its device approval process is taking more time, but the agency blamed poorer quality 510(k) submissions by devicemakers for most of the delays, according to an FDA report.
Capital Health in Trenton, N.J., has opened the Center for Digestive Health, according to a news release by Capital Health.
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding successfully reduces weight over the long term but bands frequently erode, requiring follow-up surgery, according to a report by the Archives of Surgery.
Two South Florida-based anesthesiologists have launched Enhance Healthcare, a national consulting practice that designs perioperative solutions for hospitals and anesthesiologists, according to a release.
A new primer from Kaiser Family Foundation answers many basic questions about state health insurance exchanges, which will allow individuals and small businesses to comparison shop for insurance plans starting in 2014, according to an LA Times report.
HHS says up to 40 percent of the $4 billion in loans the federal government plans to distribute for the development of non-profit health insurance co-ops could default, according to an IFA Web News report.