Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, chastised CMS for postponing implementation of a recovery audit contractor program from Medicaid, according to a report by the Hill.
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On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare reform bill, signaling the beginning of a watermark decade for the healthcare industry. In the wake of the bill's passage, hospitals and health systems are struggling…
Here are 6 statistics on physician risk factors in ambulatory surgery centers, according to VMG Health's ValueDriver ASC Survey 2011. In compiling the survey, VMG spoke with leaders of the 20 of the largest ASC management and operating companies in…
The 2010 Leapfrog Hospital Survey results indicate steady improvement in some areas, such as the number of hospitals adopting never-events policies and implementing computerized physician order entry to help prevent medication errors, according to a news release.
Mark Warner, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Mayo Medical and president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, discussed the evolution of anesthesia safety in a Minnesota Medicine report.
Short interactive animation videos could help patients' understanding of anesthesia and reduce anesthesiologists' interview time, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
The ASC Association has published dates for its webinars from March 8 until Dec. 13.
The American Hospital Association will host a live conference on the transition to ICD-10 on March 14, 2011.
The Food and Drug Administration is defending its actions regarding a sterile lubricating jelly that was recalled due to potential sterilization problems. The agency was criticized for failing to take the appropriate steps to contain the public health hazard, according…
Although colonoscopy is the preferred method of screening for colorectal cancer, physicians should discuss all screening options with their patients, and female patients should be screened using the method that they are most comfortable with and most likely to complete,…