Insurers should be prevented from tweaking the reported amounts they spend on medical care to comply with the new healthcare reform law, according to a letter from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary Kathleen…
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Douglas Mayers, MD, has been appointed chief of the Institute of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, according to a report by the Cleveland Sun News.
Several studies presented at Digestive Disease Week supported using PillCam technology more frequently and earlier in the diagnostic algorithm in a range of disease states, including anemia, confirmed or clinically suspected Crohn's disease, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and occult or obscure…
Stephanie Stinson is the administrative director for Strictly Pediatrics, a pediatrics-only ASC located in Austin, Texas, and managed by ASD Management.
The American Hospital Association, along with 12 other organizations, has called on federal legislators to permanently extend an expiring bank-qualified debt provision that was in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, according to a report in AHA News…
A Clark County (Nev.) District Court jury order Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, which manufactures propofol injections, and Baxter Healthcare, which distributed the drug, to pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages to Henry Chanin and his wife, after Mr. Chanin…
gMED, a market leader in electronic health records, has agreed to configure its EHR solutions to enable seamless data transmission to the AGA Digestive Health Outcomes Registry, according to a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association.
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System has acquired Cardiovascular Associates, a 30-physician cardiovascular practice based in Kingsport with six locations, according to a report by the Times-News.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based All Children's Hospital received a $2.5 million donation from entrepreneur Bill Edwards to expand therapy and patient education programs at the facility, according to a report in the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Changes mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will require all Medicare fee-for-service claims to be submitted within 12 months (one calendar year) of the date of service in order to receive reimbursement, according to an MLN Matters…