The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released its first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections, according to an IDSA news release.
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Researchers assessed whether geographic factors contributed to racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening, according to a study published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
William Holley, MD, a podiatrist from Buffalo, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to submitting a false claim to Medicare for a procedure he never performed, according to a WIVB news report.
Howard Goldstein, MD, an internist from Clayton, Mo., has been sentenced to five months imprisonment and ordered to pay $30,000 for making false statements about his questionable Medicare billing practices, according to a KSDK news report.
Perioperative treatment with a single bolus of methadone improves postoperative pain control for patients undergoing complex spine surgery, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Increased BMI may not predict perioperative 30-day mortality in elderly surgical patients as previously thought, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Note: Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner with McGuireWoods, and Anna Timmerman, JD, associate with McGuire Woods, answered the following four questions on the future of ASCs and GI under healthcare reform for EndoEconomics, a journal published by Physicians Endoscopy.
With the Jan. 9 deadline for submitting comments on the proposed rules for the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program drawing near, the AHA and other hospital organizations have submitted a variety of proposed changes, according to Paul Spencer's FiMed Blog…
Name: Northwest Michigan Surgery Center (Traverse City, Mich.)
A new $71 million outpatient and surgery center in Twinsburg, Ohio, built by the Cleveland Clinic, remains on schedule to open in June, according to a report from the Twinsburg Bulletin.