Minnesota-based American Medical Systems has won a U.S. patent for covering the surgical methodology for implanting the AMS AdVance Male Sling, including broad patent coverage on transobturator surgical procedures to treat male incontinence, according to an AMS news release.
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State insurance regulators helping to create federal rules for a health insurance spending requirement under the healthcare reform law have missed the deadline for filing their recommendations, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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Under proposed Michigan legislation, physicians could express regrets to patients without fear the words would be used against them in a malpractice case, according to a report by the Detroit Free Press.
Nashville-based AmSurg Corp. announced it has completed a debt refinancing that will allow it to borrow up to $375 million through a new credit facility. This replaces a previous credit facility that was scheduled to mature in July 2011.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed nearly $9.7 million in funds for 630-bed Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville, according to a report by the Gainesville Sun.
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The American College of Radiology has called on Congress to pass the Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010 (H.R. 5461), which would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide coverage of screening computed tomography colonography,…