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Allstate Insurance Co. has filed an insurance fraud lawsuit against 10 New York-area defendants, including a surgery center management company, seeking to recover $5 million, according to an Allstate news release.

Fletcher Allen Health System, based in Burlington, Vt., has admitted unspecified medical errors were made in the care of a now-deceased patient, according to a Burlington Free Press report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Fletcher Allen…

Avoidable readmissions after discharge from hospital are fairly uncommon and are not an accurate measure of quality of care, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Two Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the safety and security of wireless medical devices, according to a MedCity report.

Under the state's new anti-pill mill law, Florida drug enforcement officials have arrested 937 people, including 17 physicians, for related crimes, according to a Miami Herald report.

While most ophthalmologists and optometrists aim to routinely ask older patients about their driving vision, they often fail to follow up with further questions or communications on the topic, according to a University of Michigan Health System news release.

Researchers have developed a surface treatment that could improve the body's acceptance of medical devices such as joint replacements and stents, according to a Chemistry World report.

Oxycontin, which usually costs $20-$40 per pill, is one of the most abused drugs among celebrities, according to a Fox News report.

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. There is nothing more challenging to effective cleaning than receiving instruments in the decontamination area that have dried blood on them. Reducing this concern has always…