Three New York City ambulance companies — Metropolitan Ambulance & First Aid (now known as SEZ Metro Corp), Metro North Ambulance (now known as SEZ North Corp.) and Big Apple Ambulance Service — have paid the United States $2.85 million…
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John Cleary, a former employee of Boston-based Partners Healthcare, was sentenced to one year in prison and one year probation for his role in accepting kickbacks from a software vendor in exchange for contracts with the health system, according to…
McKesson has announced the Connect-Rx software Release 7.1, which provides improved functionality for the company's AcuDose-Rx medication dispensing cabinets and Anesthesia-Rx medication carts and includes increases in charge capture, expanded restocking capabilities for pharmacies, improved medication availability for nursing and…
Live endoscopy demonstrations, or courses that include demonstrations of endoscopic techniques in real time, can provide valuable educational opportunities, but can also raise questions regarding patient safety and ethics, according to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. To address these…
The healthcare sector added 8,000 jobs in May for total seasonally adjusted employment of 13.73 million, but some areas saw slight declines during the month, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Buddy Bacon is CEO of Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: My ASC is struggling, the physicians are concerned about profitability and staff members are worried about their jobs. It's Monday morning and we need to get back on track this week. What…
1. Time to start is now. ACOs must be organized before 2012, when one ACO will be designated in each region, with each region having no less than 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries who have signed up for an ACO. The first…
SourceMedical has announced it is collaborating with Health Informatics Consulting to help surgery centers implement electronic health records more efficiently and faster.
MeritCare Detroit Lakes (Minn.) Clinic has announced the groundbreaking of a new surgery center, and the expansion and remodeling of the facility's existing space.
Half of all ASCs in the country are either losing money or just breaking even, according to Brent Lambert, MD, president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. Here are five ways he and Luke Lambert, CEO of ASCOA,…