Following GlaxoSmithKline's agreement to pay $750 million to settle a fraud lawsuit against the company, federal investigators are now hoping to see if any action can be taken against its executive leaders, according to a New York Times news report.
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Healthcare fraud charges that were pending against a Poplar Bluff, Mo., family practitioner are now being dropped following the accused physician's death earlier this month, according to a Daily American Republic news report.
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is placing greater pressure on healthcare professionals to recognize the link between surgical attire and infection prevention, according to an AORN Connections report.
A federal court has denied Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Hospital's appeal to halt a trial based on allegations the hospital submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to a news report by The Herald.
Anesthesiologists can use an alternative anesthetic technique involving a gum elastic bougie device when conventional nasal intubation methods do not work, according to an article published in the Sept. 2010 issue of Anesthesia Progress.
Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor in Costa Mesa, Calif., has celebrated its official grand opening, according to a news release.
A new ASC for Saint Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, Ind., has broken ground, according to a report by the Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana.
AmkaiSolutions has announced the hiring of Chris Ford as its director of implementation services.
The World Health Organization encourages organizations to adapt the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to their own needs (subject to certain requirements).
The American Society of Anesthesiologists and three other leading healthcare groups will gather in an invitation-only meeting aimed at addressing the national drug shortage problem, according to a news release.