The Pain Management Group in Findlay, Ohio, has agreed to a joint venture with Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio, according to a release by the Pain Management Group.
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Psychological distress and treatment constraints reduce patients' adherence to treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, while membership in a patients' support group improves adherence, according to a study in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
A new study shows group purchasing organizations lower overall purchasing costs for U.S. hospitals and other providers, particularly small ones, according to a release by the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association.
A review of 15 studies finds gastroenterologists and their assistants appear to face a higher risk of Helicobacter pylori infection than other groups, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases.
AmkaiSolutions, a provider of electronic solutions to surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and practices and clinics, has announced development for HIPAA 5010 transaction standards have been completed and are currently being tested with clearinghouses and payors.
Boston Scientific is voluntarily recalling its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters used in intravascular ultrasound imaging in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional procedures, according to a release from the company.
1. Understand the aim of benefits. While benefits are generally used to attract and retain great employees, the aim can be more specific, such as to compete for talent with the local hospitals, says Sami Spencer, CEO of Missoula (Mont.)…
An investigation by St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital and the Minnesota Department of Health found a nurse's improper conduct led to an outbreak of bloodstream bacterial infections among 23 patients, according to a hospital news release.
A positive patient experience drives patient compliance and use of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, according to research conducted by Cambridge Consultants.
A now-deceased patient's nephrologist is filing a formal complaint with state regulators, blaming a hospitalist employed by Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. for his patient's death, according to a Tampa Bay Times news report.