The Board of Regents for the University of Minnesota has approved the issuing of bonds to finance a new $250 million academic ambulatory center that would include an ASC, according to a MedCity News report.
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Investors of St. Jude Medical, based in St. Paul, Minn., want the corporate executives of the company to take responsibility for the $3.7 million settlement over allegations it had violated the False Claims Act and engaged in an alleged kickback…
Pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca, based in Wilmington, Del., has agreed to pay $520 million to settle allegations that it had illegally marketed its antipsychotic drug Seroquel, according to an AZ Central news report.
The Justice Department has stated it will not be intervening in a whistleblower lawsuit against New York City-based Pfizer but has filed a statement of interest to aid the whistleblower after Pfizer filed a motion to dismiss the case, according…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas, based in Pinehurst, N.C., has announced that North Carolina has denied a second application for the organization to build a freestanding ASC.
Oakwood Healthcare System in Detroit has developed plans for a $23 million medical building that would include a new ASC, according to a report by The Detroit News.
Surgical patients with known heart disease risks who are given beta blockers before and after surgery have a significantly reduced chance of post-operative death compared to those not given beta blockers, according to a study by researches at San Francisco…
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has filed a motion to dismiss a whistleblower suit by a former executive alleging the hospital operator provided kickbacks to physicians and as a result submitted false claims to Medicare, according to a Marco Eagle…
Update: Cape Cod Healthcare has acquired Bayside Surgical Center. Read about the acquisition by clicking here.Falmouth (Mass.) Hospital is close to acquiring physician-owned Bayside Surgery Center in North Falmouth, according to a Cape Cod Times report.
Each year more than 1.7 million patients in the United States acquire infections while in healthcare facilities. Refreshing basic steps for hand hygiene is crucial for the survival of the healthcare institution. Jane Kirk MSN, RN, CIC, recently advised GOJO…