A Louisville, Ky. physician and his practice, Kentuckiana Center for Better Bone and Joint Health, have agreed to pay nearly $350,000 to settle claims of Medicare overbilling, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Steven H. Stern,…
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Bausch + Lomb has unveiled its version of the femtosecond laser for cataract surgery and has launched a new intraocular lens in Europe, according to Bausch + Lomb news releases on the femtosecond and the IOL.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Children's Hospital of America has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding in its GI labs, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., estimate that more than 40 percent of Legionella cases could be missed and call for more widespread testing for Legionella in patients admitted to hospitals with pneumonia. Read the full report in…
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Provista Co. has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held…
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Maureen Muoneke, MD, an OB/GYN physician from Ellicott City, Md., faces a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging a patient has lower fertility due to a wrong-site surgery in 2010, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
Although some pediatricians are defending their policies on turning away unvaccinated children, the American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't believe that strategy may be the best, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is offering its Open School for Health Professions for the third time to health professionals seeking a resource for building skills in quality improvement and patient safety. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
Pennsylvania ambulatory surgery centers are "thriving," with operating margins exceeding 20 percent and ranging up to 52 percent, according to a new report released by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and reported in the Pittsburgh Business Times.
The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. If you are new to the healthcare industry like I am, you might have walked through the hospital doors as a visitor or a patient before.…