Researchers sought to determine whether ICD-9 code for infection with drug-resistant microorganisms could be used to predict MRSA infection rates and outcomes and found that the code was not an accurate predictor of MRSA infection, according to a study published…
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Researchers studied an FDA's list of recalled devices from 2005-2009 and found a large majority of medical devices recalled for life-threatening or serious hazards were cleared using the 510(k) process, which is intended for devices that the FDA deems as…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will withdraw the requirement that physicians must sign all laboratory requisition forms, according to a news release from the American Association of Bioanalysts.
Lake County commissioners are working to permanently ban pain management clinics, a trend that has been gaining momentum in Florida, according to a TMC News report.
Results from a study suggest transfer patterns and transfer rate changes do not affect the nosocomial MRSA transmission, according to an abstract published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
A newly published report suggests hospitals display a lack of compliance with language access requirements established by The Joint Commission for limited English-proficient patients, according to a news release.
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System used an existing incision from a previous colon surgery, through which they passed instruments used in natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery into the abdomen, to treat metastatic liver cancer, according to a UC…
Monica Cintado, senior vice president of development for United Surgical Partners International discusses four factors that could mean a successful merger between two ASCs. In this case, the two merged ASCs would maintain distinct locations rather than consolidate into one…
Payments to out-of-network providers by Blue Cross plans in Texas and Illinois, by UnitedHealth Group in New York and by Aetna for some policies are dropping to Medicare levels, no longer honoring the providers' "usual, customary and reasonable" rates, according…
Surgery Centers in Beverly Hills, Calif., which rent out unused space to other surgeons may face a significant tax increase as a result, according to a report from the Los Angeles Business Journal.