In separate statements issued over the past few weeks, the president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association commended the House and the Senate for passing legislation to reauthorize the Medical Device User Fee Act.
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Here are eight recent reports on healthcare job shortages and demand.
James L. Fox, Jr., MD, is the founding leader of the Ravine Way Surgery Center in Glenview, Ill., and practices at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who has been practicing for more than…
Daniel Daube, Jr., MD, is the founder of Surgical Center for Excellence in Panama City, Fla., and a plastic surgeon with Gulf Coast Facial Plastics & ENT Center.
The question in today's healthcare market should not be, "Should we offer incentive bonuses?" says Greg Zoch, managing director and partner with Kaye-Bassman. He says while the baby boomer generation generally doesn't count on bonuses as part of their compensation,…
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Scott Shiflett, a patient from Anniston, Ala., recently wrote to the Anniston Star to praise his recent procedure at the Surgery Center of Oxford.
The Budget Control Act that Congress passed in late August capped reductions in Medicare spending at no more than 2 percent each year, which could produce total savings of $123 billion over 10 years, according to an ASC Association report.
The average national hiring bonus for registered nurses was $3,000 over the past 12 months, and hospitals and health systems in general have provided a 2.3 percent average merit and market increase to staff-level nurses, according to Integrated Healthcare Strategies'…
A new study found that a physician's specialty affects the outcome of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to an American Medical News report.
Endo Health Solutions this week announced that Watson Pharmaceuticals will be able to market its generic version of the pain medication Lidoderm beginning in 2013, according to an Investor's Business Daily report.