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U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned healthcare providers and patients about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C.R. Bard/Davol brand name, according to an FDA news release.
A team led by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reported a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery, according to a Mayo news release.
When community hospitals go up for sale, the price is based primarily on current earnings, so it is important to maximize those earnings before sale, according to Jim Rolfe, a managing director for transactions at Dallas-based VMG Health.
Officials from Healthcare Management Associates are meeting with planners and hospital administrative staff to decide how to invest $20 million in Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a report in the Times Record.
Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center (Warner Robins, Ga.). Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is home to four orthopedic and sports medicine specialists and one spine surgeon. The ASC consists of two operating rooms, a sub-sterile area, four preoperative rooms and five PACU…
A Texas jury found that Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare did not violate antitrust laws in regard to a suit brought forth by six physician-owners of the now defunct Town & Country Hospital, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
An overnight recovery area opens a whole new world for ASCs looking to build volume with a wider array of procedures, says Joseph Banno, MD, a urologist and founder of the Peoria (Ill.) Day Surgery Center, a four-OR, multispecialty ASC.…
How often have you heard this phrase, "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done?" The first concept I convey to physicians is that each specific medical record is unique in its own way and must withstand legal questioning. The medical…
After a three-week trial, a Detroit federal jury convicted Jose Castro-Ramirez, MD on 13 counts in connection with an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the OIG's office.