Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has been named as one of the top 10 hospitals for gastroenterology surgery procedures in the state of Missouri and received recognition from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, according to a report…
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Key Congressional Democrats, along with Pres. Obama, held a nearly day-long session yesterday to negotiate a joint healthcare reform legislation package with the aim of submitting a final plan to the Congressional Budget Office early next week. Negotiations are expected…
A CBS News poll finds that 36 percent of Americans approve of President Obama's handling of healthcare and 42 percent disapprove, which is a new low, according to a release from CBS.
Some gynecologists in the Columbus area are dropping Medicare patients due to low payments, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
In a lawsuit against Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, six physician-investors in a failed hospital assert that Hermann drove it out of business by threatening to change reimbursement rates with private payors that contracted with the new hospital, according…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have issued corrections to its list of 2010 HCPCS codes, including new approved procedures for ASCs, description changes and coverage changes, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2010.
Researchers in Korea found that patients who drank warm water prior to unsedated colonoscopy experienced less pain and discomfort than patients who drank cold water or no water, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
The Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Md., will collaborate in research, education and patient care with the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to a Johns Hopkins news release.
Baptist Hospital West in Knoxville, Tenn., has opened a $15 million outpatient surgery center, according to a report by the News Sentinel.