The Coalition for Patient Safety and Medicine Integrity wants stricter penalties for individuals who steal medication and medical products, according to a report by The Hill.
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Failure to share final decisions for elective treatments and procedures with patients leads to wide variances in treatment, according to researchers from Dartmouth Atlas and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.
Here are ten recent findings from anesthesia studies and statements published in various journals and news sources.
Mindray Medical International Limited has announced FDA approval of its A5 Anesthesia System, an anesthesia delivery platform, according to a company news release.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local Florida police arrested 20 people, including at least five physicians, on Wednesday, as part of a lengthy undercover operation targeting illegal pill mills, according to a FOX News report.
Children's Hospital Boston has signed an agreement to work with biotech start-up Proteus on the clinical adoption of a new anesthetic derived from algae, according to a BioScholar report.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois, the state’s largest health insurance company, will pay $25 million to settle allegations that it denied coverage to sick children by shifting their expensive claims to the state’s Medicaid program, according to a news release…
Anesthesiologist Allen R. Foster, MD, of Knoxville, Tenn., has pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud by billing TennCare and Medicare for face-to-face visits with patients that never occurred, according to a Knoxville News Sentinel report. Dr. Foster operated pain…
A new website launched by CMS will show the implementation status of each state's Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program, according to an AHA News Now report.
The following article is written by Kenny Hancock, president and chief development officer for Meridian Surgical Partners. Here are three things you should expect if you are planning to sell your ambulatory surgery center in today's economy.