Federal fraud prevention and enforcement efforts have recovered more than $4 billion in fiscal year 2010, according to a news release from the Department of Health & Human Services.
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There’s an old saying in ice hockey: "take the shortest route to the puck, and arrive there in ill humor," wrote J. Paul Spencer in a recent posting on his RAConteur blog. He advised practices and hospitals to take a…
The following article is written by Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. There is no doubt that the market for outpatient spine surgery continues to evolve and mature. However, surgeons who wish to develop a spine-focused…
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has announced it has joined with the Association for Vascular Access and the Infusion Nurses Society to launch a new website aimed at helping to eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections…
Here are 20 statistics about revenue generated by physicians for hospitals versus average employed physician salary, based on physician specialty. Data comes from 2009 Merritt Hawkins' Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives and Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey. The…
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Here are 11 infection-control measures and their accompanying recommended steps for implementation for internal construction and repair projects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An analyst from Oppenheimer has predicted drug distributors will grow even more in 2011 due to the introduction of more generic drugs as well as acquisition gains, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek news report.
Nueterra Health Alliance has named Reed Martin as its vice president of operations.
John B. Carter, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist, has established his medical practice with OU Physicians, according to a University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center release.