Glaucoma medications were associated with a reduced likelihood of death in U.S. adults with glaucoma, according to a study published in the February issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has posted two updated answers in its frequently asked questions section of its Web site related to Condition Code 44 (Inpatient admission changed to outpatient).
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee, which represents state and national ASC associations, ASC operators and physicians, commended the National Institutes of Health for reaffirming the importance of colorectal cancer screenings and recognizing the pivotal role ASCs play in the…
A recent survey of members of the California Medical Association found that although almost all of them would like to see some sort of health reform, they are evenly divided over which kind, according to a report by California Physician.
The Moorestown, N.J., planning board has approved a $50 million ambulatory care center proposal by Virtua that will be a "one-stop shop" for this South Jersey community, according to the Courier Post.
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has issued a request for proposals seeking two managed care organizations to provide Medicaid covered services to some 40,000 individuals in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankaee, Lake and Will counties, according to…
The FDA unveiled an initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from CT scans, nuclear medicine studies and fluoroscopy, the three procedures that are the greatest contributors to radiation exposure in the U.S., according to an FDA press release.
Mergers and acquisitions among hospitals were down 13 percent in 2009, and dollar volume of the transactions was down 35 percent, according to a news release from Irving Levin Associates.
Matrix Surgery Center in Saginaw, Mich., opened in 2006 as a $3 million, 3,500-square-foot expansion to pain management practice Matrix Pain Management. The center's development was spearheaded by Richard Lingenfelter, MD, an anesthesiologist and pain management physician and one of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made available a file that lists the National Provider Identifier and the name of all physicians and non-physician practitioners who are eligible to order and refer in the Medicare program and who…