Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are testing the next generation of "virtual biopsy" colonoscopy probes and are determining if it might soon be possible to use such a device to determine whether a colon polyp is benign…
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Antoine Douglass Johnson, MD, a family practice physician based in Aberdeen, Wash., has been charged in federal court with more than 50 counts of healthcare fraud, income tax violation and illegal distribution of controlled substances, according to a report by…
A majority of representatives in the U.S. House wants its leadership to introduce a bill extending extra federal funds to states for Medicaid and other healthcare assistance programs, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Waterbury, Conn.-based Amkai has changed its name to AmkaiSolutions, according to a release by the company.
Medical Facilities Corp. reported a 6.5 percent facility revenue increase to $51.4 million from $48.2 million if the first quarter of 2009 due to improved performance at its specialty hospitals, according to a MFC news release.
If the upcoming 21.3 percent cut in physician Medicare payments were implemented on June 1, 24 percent of osteopathic physicians said they would probably or definitely not see their current Medicare patients if they had a choice, according to a…
Answering the first lawsuit on the health reform law, which challenges the mandate to buy health insurance, the U.S. Justice Department argued that the suit has no standing because the mandate does not take effect until 2014, according to a…
Government funds for healthcare information technology and future mandates for the use of electronic health records have led many ASCs to begin exploring upgrading their HIT programs. Fremont (Neb.) Surgical Center, a 3-OR ASC performing 4,000 cases annually, has already…
An overnight recovery area opens a whole new world for ASCs looking to build volume with a wider array of procedures, says Joseph Banno, MD, a urologist and founder of the Peoria (Ill.) Day Surgery Center, a four-OR, multispecialty ASC.
Joseph Stapleton, MD, is an anesthesiologist, pain physician and a partner at East Portland Surgical Center in Happy Valley, OR.