The U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia has issued indictments against 53 people, including a family physician, for participating in the distribution of more than 200,000 oxycodone pills, according to a report by the Philadelphia Daily News.
Uncategorized
Researchers have shown that antimicrobial surgical gloves are effective in reducing microbial passage even after they have been perforated, according to a report by EndoNurse.
GE Healthcare has released the Centricity Advance-Mobile, which allows physicians in small practices to use an electronic medical record through their iPad and iPhone, according to a news release by GE Healthcare.
A new genetic cause for retinitis pigmentosa has been found that might explain a significant number of these blindness cases in people of Jewish descent, according to a news release by the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.
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,…
Advertisement
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."