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Federal prosecutors have indicted 53 people for alleged participation in an oxycodone distribution ring in Philadelphia, according to a Philadelphia Daily News report. Forty-four of those indicted were arrested yesterday. They have been charged with conspiracy to commit drug trafficking,…

Eighty-two physician organizations, including the American Medical Association, are urging CMS to allow physicians to review Medicare quality data for accuracy and to appeal errors before it's made public, according to a Government Health IT report.

Andrea Ferrari, JD, MPH, a senior associate at HealthCare Appraisers (HAI), was recently named vice chair of the FMV Affinity Group at the American Health Lawyers Association.

Here are six physicians who have recently come under fire for patient safety deficiencies.

Although the number of studies published in scientific research journals increased 44 percent since 2001, the number of retracted articles due to research flaws increased 15-fold over the same time period, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The CDC makes the following 13 recommendations for indications for handwashing and hand antisepsis in its "Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings."

When the American Academy of Ophthalmology took on electronic health record standards in July, its Medical Information Technology Committee wanted to answer one main question: How can EHRs be designed to best help ophthalmologists, their staffs and the ophthalmology practice…

Spine Surgical Innovation, global marketer and distributor of the Swivel Port System and full line of spine instruments, has added a new distractor to the company's portfolio.

Legitimate pain physicians in Florida are hoping the state's crackdown on pill mills doling out painkillers will improve their reputation, according to a report by the Tampa Tribune.

While diagnostic radiology and interventional cardiology have come under media and payor scrutiny, surgical procedures have been steady and profitable for hospitals, according to a report by MedCity.