The GI Diagnostic Center, a joint venture between St. Vincent Healthcare and Billings Gastrointestinal Associates, is scheduled to open in Billings, Mont., according to a report in the Billings Gazette.
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In an effort to encourage more patients to receive their routine screenings for colorectal cancer, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., has instituted a new program making it easier for patients to schedule appointments at the hospital, according to a…
Warren Sandberg, MD, PhD, has been selected as the new chair of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., starting in April, according to a report in the Vanderbilt Reporter.
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The U.S. Senate has passed a measure that would be the first step in eliminating yearly Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians, according to a release from the American Gastroenterological Association.
Attorney General Eric Holder said federal prosecutors charged a record number of people with medical fraud in 2009, but there is still a lot more work to be done, according to a release from the Justice Department.
CMS has approved three national organizations to accredit suppliers of technical components of advanced diagnostic imaging services, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
New laws in Idaho and Illinois give patients the right to independent review of health insurance benefit denials, accordant to a report by American Medical News.
The California Senate passed a bill to create a single-payor health system, less than a week after a special election in Massachusetts cost Senate Democrats' the 60-vote majority they needed to pass federal health reform legislation.
Several ambulatory endoscopy suites have been cited for failure to meet new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' requirements for history and physicals prior to procedures, which has prompted the American Gastroenterological Association to investigate the citations, according to an…