In a survey of a wide range of pain management modalities, only about half of treated patients had a response and the pain was reduced only about 30 percent, according to a report in the Lancet.
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Nearly half of hospital materials managers expect supply spending at their hospitals to decline over the next year, according to a news release from Novation.
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Eveia Health Consulting and Management Co., has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers…
A review in the journal Spine found that spinal manipulative therapy has significant but very small benefits for patients with chronic low back pain, according to a news release by Wolters Kluwer Health, the publisher of Spine.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Heart Check America, accusing the imaging company of pressuring patients into expensive body scans that many did not need, according to a ProPublica report. Illinois officials say Sheila Haddad and…
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Three employees from a Brooklyn-area clinic have pleaded guilty in connection with a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Dmitry Shteyman, Aleksey Shteyman and Maxsim Shvedkin have pleaded guilty to…
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Ambulatory surgery centers in Iowa and Pennsylvania recently received visits by members of the House and Senate, according to a report from the ASC Association in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.
Jeremy Hogue, CEO of Sovereign Healthcare, an ambulatory surgery center management company based in Mission Viejo, Calif., offers seven points on how ASCs should deal with accountable care organizations..
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Sam Donaldson, 44-year ABC News veteran, as a keynote speaker at the upcoming 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers…