While nearly nine of 10 healthcare opinion leaders believe the new health reform law will successfully expand access to affordable health insurance coverage, only one-third believe it would begin to rein in costs and not add to the federal budget…
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Here are the median EBITDA margins for surgery centers by percentage of net revenue organized by total revenue and number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Two studies in the March issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy showed an increase in polyp detection rates using the Third Eye Retroscope during colonoscopy, according to a news release from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, reacted to President Obama's signing of the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, saying the new law required "continued scrutiny, action and involvement by ASA and…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended the reasonable cost payment for clinical laboratory tests performed by hospitals with fewer than 50 beds in qualified rural areas as part of their outpatient services for the cost reporting periods…
Several healthcare groups have joined to put together two guides about personal health records — one for clinicians and one for consumers, according to a news release. The groups include the Medical Group Management Association, the American College of Physicians,…
The U.S. Justice Department has joined a False Claims Act lawsuit against Satilla Regional Medical Center, in Waycross, Ga., and Najam Azmat, MD, that alleges they submitted claims for substandard and unnecessary services to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a…
A new headset allows anesthesiologists to monitor data about a patient during surgery without taking their eyes off the patient, according to a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.