The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has published a practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) called "Guidelines for the Management of Severe Local Anaesthetic Toxicity."
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The Pittsylvania (Vir.) County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution inviting Centra Ambulatory Surgery to build a facility in the county rather than in Danville, Vir., where the company has faced opposition to its plans, according to a report…
Rockwood Clinic in Spokane, Wash., will merge its surgery center into Deaconess Medical Center, also located in Spokane, according to Rockwood Clinic and a report in The Spokesman-Review.
New graduates of nursing programs in Massachusetts are having difficulty finding jobs due to the recession, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Victoria Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, will be named co-chairmen of a $125 million campaign to defend the health reform law, according to a report by Politico.
As part of the health reform law, states will receive $250 million over five years to identify and challenge unreasonable insurance rate increases, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
A small but growing number of doctors are asking patients to pay new fees for uncovered services, according to a report by USA Today.
Surgical Notes has announced the purchase of a commercial building in Englewood, Col., to headquarter its expanding coding services line.
Ray Kirt of Franklin, La., and Peggy Wiggins Mingo of Morgan City, La., have been charged by a federal grand jury for their roles in a Baton Rouge, La.-based Medicare fraud scheme, according to a report by Advocate News.
The American Academy of Professional Coders has launched a practice management initiative to help physician practices improve the efficiency and accuracy of their business practices and claims submissions, according to a release by the AAPC.