A child has been infected with hepatitis C after receiving an infected donor’s heart tissue at Children’s Hospital Boston, according to a WBUR report.
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Pain management was the fourth most common specialty in ambulatory surgery centers with 17 percent of overall case volume, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. Using compensation data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey 2011 Report Based…
The Obama administration has urged health insurers to withhold payments when they think patients may be “shopping” among physicians to obtain prescription drugs, according to a report from The Hill. Though HHS normally requires Medicare drug plans to pay claims…
Mazor Robotics, a spine device company focused on surgical robotics, recently singed a purchase agreement with NSH Michigan for its Renaissance system, according to a Mazor news release.
Beverly Robins RN, BSN, MBA, is director of accreditation services for the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. Ms. Robins joined HFAP in October. She most recently served as director of nursing ambulatory care at the University of Chicago, and previously served…
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The University of Michigan Health System's Ypsilanti comprehensive and pediatric ophthalmology offices will consolidate in a $650,000 project that will significantly expand the practice's capacity, according to a report from Ann Arbor.com.
The FDA has cleared OptiMedica's Catalys Precision Laser System, which combines a femtosecond laser, integrated optical coherence tomography imaging and a proprietary pattern scanning technology, for capsulatomy and lens fragmentation, according to a news release.
Medical device companies have lost confidence in the market, according to a recent Millennium Research Group index, and confidence levels hit a two-year low of -10.6 in the third quarter, according to a MassDevice report.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found the number of drug shortages has increased substantially in recent years, and the FDA is limited in its ability to defend against the impact of these shortages, according to the GAO report.
A new study found listening to music can be effective for reducing pain in high-anxiety patients who are easily absorbed in cognitive activities, according to findings published in The Journal of Pain.