Michigan lawmakers have proposed a state tax on healthcare claims that would help fund medical care for low-income residents, according to a Detroit News report.
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Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog that accused the payor of manipulating policies and forcing California patients to take higher deductible policies with fewer benefits, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Education using a video system mounted into a traditional Macintosh blade improved intubation skills in medical students, according to a study published in the June 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
A study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia identified obstacles to the development of 'anesthesia historians' by surveying existing anesthesia historians on their training, experience, obstacles faced and opportunities for improvement.
First Surgical Partners, based in Bellaire, Texas, is expected to emerge as a growth story in the ambulatory surgery center market in 2012 and 2013, according to coverage by California Equity Research reported in MarketWatch.
The number of hospitalizations for sepsis has more than doubled from 2000-2008, according to recent research from the CDC.
Researchers found that the level of nurse-physician communication positively correlated to nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture, according to a study published in The Journal of Patient Safety.
The manager of a medical supply firm in Tujunga, Calif., has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for fraudulently charging Medicare more than $1 million for unnecessary durable medical equipment, according to a news release from the U.S.…
An owner of a Detroit-area medical clinic has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for involvement in a $1.12 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Maria Haber, an owner of…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky., has selected ProVation Order Sets as the hospital's electronic order set solution.