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A small study found that most bariatric surgery patients are able to perform large amounts of exercise and improve their physical fitness after surgery, according to a report by Newswise.
The following article is written by Barry R. Denny, CFA, OPA-C, founder and president of Expense Management Network. Over the past five years, reimbursements have declined while costs have steadily risen. There is no indication this trend will slow…
A new study conducted at a North Carolina ambulatory surgery center shows nurses who call patients three business days prior to a scheduled surgery decreases the daily cancellation rate by 53 percent, according to a report published in the July…
Study findings show that hospitals continued to primarily utilize highly skilled nurses after a 1999 California law that established a minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for hospitals was passed, according to research published in Health Affairs.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has joined a group of surgical organizations in expressing deep concern with CMS' rejection of a number of the AMA's Resource/ Specialty Society Based Relative Value Scale Update Committee recommendations in the 2011 Medicare physician…
A former nurse anesthesia student at Mountain State University in Beckley, W.Va., has filed a federal lawsuit against the school, alleging instructors and administrators committed acts of fraud, negligence and intentional misrepresentation while she attended MSU, according to a Register-Herald…
Poor people who are given medical insurance receive more regular medical care, feel healthier, feel less depressed and maintain financial stability more easily, according to a study that assesses the impact of Medicaid, reported in the New York Times.
The Surgery Center of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) is currently undergoing renovations which will convert it into an inpatient hospital, according to reports from KFVS12 and the surgery center's owner, Poplar Bluff Medical Partners.
The California Senate Health Committee has approved a bill that would give regulators the authority to reject excessive increases in health insurance premiums, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.