A survey by the American Osteopathic Association found almost 85 percent of Washington residents say they or someone they care for have experienced pain in the past 30 days, according to a news release.
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Researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University have found nitric oxide gas may reduce pain crises of sickle cell disease, according to a GHSU news release.
Martin Barrios, MD, and Peter M. Denk, MD, have opened a new surgery center called Florida Incisionless in Fort Myers, Fla., according to a news release.
Beverly Hills Physicians has opened a new surgical center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., according to a news release.
Roland Borrasi, MD, has been convicted of Medicare fraud after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago used the “one purpose test” to determine the legality of payments Dr. Borrasi received from an Illinois hospital, according…
A physician from Jacksonville, Fla., has been sentenced to 28 months in prison and $475,000 in fines for concealing information in medical records to obtain Medicare and Medicaid payments, according to an ENC Today report. Along with 28 months imprisonment,…
Here are recent reports on 10 new ambulatory surgery centers opened or under construction by hospitals or health systems.
University General Health System in Houston has completed the acquisition of a minority interest in ASP of Dickinson LLP, d/b/a Mainland Surgery Center, in Dickinson, Texas, according to a system release.
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Hospitals and surgery centers across the country are struggling with shortages of critical anesthetics and other drugs. A recent survey by the American Society of Anesthesiologists found more than 90 percent of anesthesiologist respondents are currently experiencing a shortage of…