The Advanced Medical Technology Association has announced the release of policy recommendations aimed at preserving America's position as the leader in medical technology innovation.
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The Surgery Center of Fort Collins in Colorado recently hosted a visit by U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) who toured the facility and discussed important ambulatory surgery center issues, according to a news release from the Colorado ASC Association.
The federal government’s systems to analyze Medicare and Medicaid data to identify fraud are inadequate and underused, according to a report released by the U.S. Governmnent Accountability Office yesterday. The report examines the efficiency of two initiatives that were launched…
Two facilities in Florida — Jupiter (Fla.) Outpatient Surgery Center and Northpoint Surgery and Laser Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. — have adopted Vestex uniforms to provide effective and comfortable fluid barrier protection for employees, according to a Vestagen…
The following article is written by Michael Sacopulos, JD, a partner with Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Ind. Within the past several years the way we communicate has dramatically changed. More and more people would rather check in…
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Erik Steele, DO, chief medical officer of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, advocates for the use of a patient-driven checklist for safe hospital care in a two-part series in the Bangor Daily News.
Coronado Surgical Recovery Suites, known as CSRS, is located in Henderson, Nev. It is an outpatient surgery overnight stay and recovery facility recently developed and designed by Michael Crovetti, DO, the facility's owner and operator who is an orthopedic surgeon…
A patient recruiter for three clinics in the Detroit area has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a $15 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Arnaldo Rosario…
Drug labels can sometimes lack key safety warnings, and information sheets on medications can be confusing, loaded with medical jargon and sometimes unreadable due to tiny print, according to investigation findings by Consumer Reports Health. Read the full report in…
Steven Shearing, MD, a pioneer in cataract surgery, died on Sunday at age 76, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.