Cecil B. Wilson, an internist from Winter Park, Fla., has been named as the president-elect of the American Medical Association, according to an AMA news release.
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SourceMedical, a leading provider of outpatient information solutions, has announced that it will partner with McKesson Medical-Surgical to improve supply chain management processes, according to a SourceMedical news release.
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare will pay $1.3 million will settle allegations that it overbilled TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid managed care program, according to a report in the Nashville Business Journal.
Around 250,000 nurses entered the work force from 2007-2008, many who re-entered the field after a spouse lost a job or benefits, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is promoting National Time Out Day, June 17, to emphasize the importance of surgical teams to take a time out to confirm vital patient information prior to surgery, according to an AORN news release.
A recent study, conducted by Katherine Hoda, MD, concluded that more pre-cancerous polyps were found in colonoscopies performed with deep sedation than with milder sedation in which patients remained conscious, according to a news release fro Somnia Anesthesia.
A recent study, conducted by Katherine Hoda, MD, concluded that more pre-cancerous polyps were found in colonoscopies performed with deep sedation than with milder sedation in which patients remained conscious, according to a news release fro Somnia Anesthesia.
The Surgi-Center of Central Virginia in Fredericksburg has received approval from the Virginia Department of Health to relocate its facility to a larger location, according to a report in the Free-Lance Star.
Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would increase Medicare reimbursement to some California physicians, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.
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