The Orthopedic and Reconstructive Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City has paid $3.5 million to settle claims by the federal government that it billed payors for medical procedures that were not performed, according to a report by The Oklahoman.
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The Cardinal Health Foundation, based in Dublin, Ohio, announced it has awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding for new and innovative programs to improve patient safety at 35 hospitals, health systems and community health clinics across the…
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The U.S. attorney in Philadelphia indicted four Synthes executives of the unauthorized promotion of a bone filler product, alleging that the executives encouraged its use in unauthorized trials, according to a report in the New York Times.
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals filed two certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation for the construction of a freestanding ASC and a diagnostic center, according to a WakeMed news release.
Some patients who recently used Cleveland Clinic outpatient facilities are upset over new facility fee charges that have recently been added to their bills, according to a report in The Plain Dealer.
Officials from the Akron Health Department and the Summit County Health District met at the Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital to discuss the possibility of further consolidation or merger, according to a report in the Akron Beacon Journal.
Ambulatory Surgery Center, which is owned and operated by Surgical Care Affiliates and Hawaii Pacific Health Partners, has leased a 17,000 square foot facility in Honolulu, which it will convert into a surgery center, according to a report in Pacific…