The recent opioid-related killings of four people at a Long Island pharmacy have given new life to a U.S. Senate bill that would require physicians and other professionals to get special training on prescribing opioids, according to a report by…
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In a survey of people using mobile medical devices, 96 percent said ease-of-use was the top factor in selecting a mobile healthcare device while 76 percent listed price as the second factor, according to a report by the IBM Institute…
A Colorado nurse's suicide earlier this year has drawn more attention to "second victims" of medical errors, according to an MSNBC news report.
Miami-area physician Rene De Los Rios, MD, who has been convicted for his role in a $23 million HIV injection and infusion Medicare fraud scheme, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison, according to a Miami Herald news…
A study of Autonomic Technologies' implantable neurostimulation system for the treatment of cluster headache reported positive preliminary findings, according to a release by Autonomic Technologies.
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Nick Vailas, president of Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center Dear Colleague, has created an internet-based blog that discusses transparency in healthcare.
Professional Disposables International, a provider of infection prevention products for environmental hygiene, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene and patient care, has announced the launch of the Sani-Hands Bedside Pack, a hand-hygiene product accessible at a patient's bedside.
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Surgery Partners has been named a corporate sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be…
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal that sought to revive a class-action lawsuit against Eli Lilly over its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Insurers claim they overpaid for Zyprexa due to misrepresentations of…
The Senate Finance Committee has released "Physician Owned Distributors (PODs): An Overview of Key Issues and Potential Areas for Congressional Oversight," the result of an inquiry the committee's minority staff began earlier this year.