VHA Upper Midwest Consolidated Services Center is helping healthcare organizations, including Willmar (Minn.) Surgery Center, save money through group purchasing of medical supplies and equipment, according to a West Central Tribune report.
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Encompass Office Solutions, a McKinney, Texas-based company that provides equipment and personnel to physicians performing in-office procedures, has filed a lawsuit against BlueCross BlueShield of Texas for allegedly violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to a Southeast Texas…
Former Chief Financial Officer of Danbury (Conn.) Hospital William Roe is due to appear in court for allegedly defrauding more than $140,000 from the hospital and could face additional charges, according to a News Times report.
United Surgical Partners International, a Dallas-based company that owns and operates surgery centers and surgical hospitals, has selected Surgical Notes as a preferred clinical documentation vendor, according to a Surgical Notes news release.
The New York Times opinion section published an editorial addressing a recent study by Research Triangle Institute International, funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and published in Health Affairs, claiming CRNAs who provide anesthesia services without physician supervision…
John Gleason, administrative director at Berks Center for Digestive Health in Wyomissing, Pa., discusses four ways the center is working to stay competitive and successful.
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One of the biggest challenges facing the practice of anesthesia are recent changes in infection control rules, according to Clifford Gevirtz, MD, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia Services who practices throughout New York and Long Island, N.Y. Some anesthesiologists may…
The NYC Hospital for Special Surgery is the only New York hospital with a surgical site infection rate significantly lower than the state average for hip replacement for the second year in a row, according to a news release from…