Healthcare continued its trend towards growth in employment by adding 12,000 jobs in February, according to a release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mason City (Iowa) Surgery Center experienced a volume decline of 4.5 percent last year as the economy took a dive. However, the multispecialty ASC, a joint venture between 25 physician investors and Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa that is…
The GI Quality Improvement Consortium (GIQuIC), in partnership with Outcome Sciences, has developed a national GI endoscopy data repository for storage and maintenance of endoscopic quality measures, according to a news release from the American College of Gastroenterology.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires recommends the following basic principles for anesthesiologists' management of oxidizers, ignition sources and fuels.
A federal appeals court has stopped the State of California from cutting Medi-Cal payments to physicians and hospitals by 5 percent, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.
The planning board of Rome, N.Y., has approved plans for an eye surgery center in the city's Griffiss Business and Technology Park, according to a report by the Rome Sentinel.
Online openings for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations showed the largest decline of any employment sector in February, according to a release by the Conference Board.
Virginia lawmakers are expected this week to pass legislation that would prohibit health insurance mandates and would make clear that no individual can be required to obtain coverage, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
York (Maine) Hospital plans to open a newly expanded surgery center on March 13, according to a report by Foster's Daily Democrat.
Shekhar Desai, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Brevard County, Fla., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for accepting $70,000-$120,000 in consulting fees from DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for services he never performed, according…