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A recent report said medical device software is under-regulated and recommended the Food and Drug Administration develop procedures to ensure the safety and efficacy of products before they go to market, according to an LA Times report.

A medical office billing clerk who stole patient information and prescription pads in order to acquire narcotic prescription drugs was sentenced to five years in prison by a federal court judge on Thursday, according to a Seattle Times report.

A new trimodality imaging system, combining PET, CT and MRI scans, could improve patient safety and afford better detection of some cancers, according to a DOTMed report.

Florida's pill mill crackdown has led to the suspension of nearly 80 physician licenses and a murder charge against one pain physician, according to a New York Times report.

Natario Couser, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist, has joined Virginia Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialists in Richmond, Va., according to a VPOS news release.

A recent study suggests the process in which meditation relieves pain, according to a Forbes report.

A new value-analysis approach, using data-driven decisions for product selection, was able to identify supply chain savings of about 40 percent in a pediatric perioperative department, according to an AORN Journal report.

Billing service company Janzen, Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Medicine Management Services has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle federal allegations that it submitted false claims to government health programs, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.…

Five more patients have been blinded after being injected with the drug Avastin for macular degeneration at a West Los Angeles Medical Center, a VA facility, according to a New York Times report.

Eighteen people have been charged for their participation in a chain of separate Medicare fraud schemes in Detroit, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation news release. The schemes allegedly involved a total of more than $28 million in fraudulent…