Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., has settled a negligence lawsuit involving a newborn's death for $1.5 million, according to a Morning Call report.
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The urological catheters market is expected to surpass $3 billion by 2017, according to a report released by Global Industry Analysts.
In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, a CMS administrator said the Obama administration has used Medicare’s electronic payment system to its advantage in its fight against fraud. Peter Budetti, deputy administrator and director for CMS’ Center for Program Integrity, says…
The FDA has approved tapentadol extended release tablets from Janssen Pharmaceuticals for moderate to severe chronic pain, according to a Janssen Pharmaceuticals news release.
The histoplasma capsulatum fungus, common in the soil in southeastern, mid-Atlantic and Midwestern United States, can lead to eye disease if not treated early, according to a Health Canal report.
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Due to the economy and lower patient volumes, many hospitals and other providers are putting off buying new sterilization equipment or are opting for refurbished ones, according to a DOTMed report.
In anticipation of an extensive state crackdown on pill mills, some Washington State clinics have stopped taking new pain patients on opiates and a few have even cut off current pain patients, according to a News Tribune report.
More than three-quarters of medical devices in the most serious level of FDA recalls were originally cleared under the less rigorous FDA approval process or were considered so low-risk that they were exempt from review, according to an Archives of…
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with EOS Imaging for musculoskeletal radiographic systems, according to an Amerinet news release.
Ruth P. Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, a healthcare management consultant who focuses on both ambulatory surgery centers and hospital settings, answers a question submitted by a reader in response to "10 Important Steps for Sterile Processing in a Surgery Center."