Actavis Mid-Atlantic, a pharmaceutical company based in Morristown, N.J., must pay the state of Texas $170 million after a jury found the company guilty of falsely reporting its drug prices to the state Medicaid program, according to a news release…
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A new poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Knowledge Networks shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer, including colorectal cancer, believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and will have further…
Arun Sharma, MD, a rheumatologist from Kemah, Texas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $43 million in cash and property after a guilty plea to committing healthcare fraud, according to a Houston…
Following a recent recall of potentially contaminated non-sterile alcohol prep pads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today reminded health care professionals about the safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads to clean and disinfect the surface of the skin,…
Researchers suggest capsule endoscopy should be the first-line modality for detecting small bowel Crohn's disease in patients without endoscopic or clinical suspicion of stenosis, according to an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a patient fact sheet called "20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors." This fact sheet is not only valuable for patients but providers can use it as well. Consider providing these…
Three bills related to eliminating healthcare reform tax on medical device manufacturers have already been introduced in Congress, and two more are expected to be introduced shortly, according to a report from The Hill.
The Greensboro (N.C.) Specialty Surgical Center will now offer outpatient spine and pain surgeries through a Moses Cone Health System, Carolina Neurosurgery and Vanguard Brain and Spine partnership, according to a report from The Business Journal.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would require Medicare providers and suppliers to notify Medicare beneficiaries of their right to contact their state's Medicare quality improvement organization if they have concerns about the…
Here are reports about 19 new surgery centers which opened or were announced in January.