Medtronic has signed agreements to acquire CoreValve and Ventor Technologies, according to Medtronic news releases.
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Growth in national health expenditures in the United States is expected to be greater than the growth of the overall economy in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the recession, according to CMS.
Experior Health Care Systems — Experior is a leading integrator of healthcare enterprise systems. The company is expertly led by CEO J. Richard Presser. Experior's practice management software, ExpertPM, focuses on providing progressive billing and patient management solutions to service…
A new surgery center in Kingston, N.Y., will open this week, according to a report by the Daily Freeman.
Nevada's Assembly and Senate health committees are reviewing four bills that could increase state control over surgical centers, according to a report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A California woman pleaded guilty to 22 felonies for her role in a $154 million medical insurance fraud scheme at a now-closed surgery center, according to a news release by the Orange County District Attorney.
1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the facility with a GI bleed, which is the reason…
1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the facility with a GI bleed, which is the reason…
A study conducted by the University of Connecticut Health Center and the Massachusetts Medical Society showed that the cost of defensive medicine — tests, procedures, referrals, hospitalizations, or prescriptions ordered by physicians fearful of lawsuits — is "huge and widespread,"…
A new bill introduced by the Senate would require all physicians who receive $100 or more from drug makers and device manufacturers to disclose this payment information on the Web, according to a report from the American Medical News.