David Neil Roberts, MD, a board-eligible gastroenterologist, has joined OU Physicians and is seeing patients at the Edmond (Okla.) specialty clinic, according to a university news release.
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Following the recent release of the draft rules on Medicare accountable care organizations, facilities across the country are considering their position in the ACO model. George Whetsell and John T. Kelly, MD, managing directors of Huron Healthcare, discuss how ACOs…
According to an opinion column by L.A. Times writer David Lazarus, medical bill woes could be partly alleviated if the industry eliminated individual contracts between insurers and providers.
The American Association of Professional Coders is collaborating with CMS for an ICD-10 "Code-A-Thon" webinar on April 26, 2011, according to an AAPC release.
An objective assessment for post-surgical patients is critical to decreasing mortality and improving patient outcomes, according to an editorial published in Anesthesiology by Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, and Scott E. Regenbogen, MD, MPH, of the Brigham and Women's Center…
Post-operative cognitive dysfunction at three months after surgery is independent of the type of procedure or anesthetic, according to a report published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Baylor Health Care System and Select Medical Corporation have officially launched a joint venture that commenced operations on April 1, according to a health system news release.
Eladur, an investigational transdermal drug patch for low back pain, did not meet goals in a double-blind study, according to a report by its maker, Durect. Eladur delivers for up to three days bupivacaine, an FDA-approved long-acting local anesthetic used…
A new endoscopic spinal surgery center has opened in Seneca, S.C., according to a report from The Greenville News.
A new therapy to eradicate Helicobacter pylori was effective in half of asymptomatic children tested, according to two reports in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition.