The American Medical Association, along with 95 state and specialty medical societies, submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule outlining the meaningful use criteria for the electronic health records incentive programs, according…
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Implantable Provider Group, a leading provider of implantable device management, announced that it has secured an investment from Sequoia Capital, which will enable IPG to invest in future growth initiatives, according to an IPG news release. IPG streamlines the management…
Here are 10 recent cases and settlements involving Medicare and/or Medicaid false claims by various healthcare providers.
Anyone who wants to motivate people must be able to give a speech in front of an audience, but just the thought of this brings many talented people to their knees. They get embarrassed and unnecessarily worried about how the…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned healthcare providers and patients about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C.R. Bard/Davol brand name, according to an FDA news release.
A team led by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reported a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery, according to a Mayo news release.
When community hospitals go up for sale, the price is based primarily on current earnings, so it is important to maximize those earnings before sale, according to Jim Rolfe, a managing director for transactions at Dallas-based VMG Health.
Officials from Healthcare Management Associates are meeting with planners and hospital administrative staff to decide how to invest $20 million in Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a report in the Times Record.
Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center (Warner Robins, Ga.). Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is home to four orthopedic and sports medicine specialists and one spine surgeon. The ASC consists of two operating rooms, a sub-sterile area, four preoperative rooms and five PACU…
A Texas jury found that Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare did not violate antitrust laws in regard to a suit brought forth by six physician-owners of the now defunct Town & Country Hospital, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.