A new clinical study shows the Pfizer drug Lyrica, which is currently approved for other pain uses, can be effectively used for spinal cord pain, according to a release by Pfizer.
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First Surgical Partners, based in Bellaire, Texas, is expected to emerge as a growth story in the ambulatory surgery center market in 2012 and 2013, according to coverage by California Equity Research reported in MarketWatch.
The number of hospitalizations for sepsis has more than doubled from 2000-2008, according to recent research from the CDC.
Researchers found that the level of nurse-physician communication positively correlated to nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture, according to a study published in The Journal of Patient Safety.
The manager of a medical supply firm in Tujunga, Calif., has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for fraudulently charging Medicare more than $1 million for unnecessary durable medical equipment, according to a news release from the U.S.…
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An owner of a Detroit-area medical clinic has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for involvement in a $1.12 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Maria Haber, an owner of…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky., has selected ProVation Order Sets as the hospital's electronic order set solution.
AmkaiSolutions, a provider of electronic solutions to surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and practices and clinics, has announced AmkaiCharts version 3.0 has received ambulatory meaningful use certification.
Access MediQuip, a provider of comprehensive surgical implant management solutions, has announced it has signed an agreement with Humana for Access MediQuip to provide surgical implant management services to Humana members.
Ansell Limited, a provider of protection solutions, donated protective supplies and equipment from all three of its business segments — medical, industrial and sexual health and well being — to Joplin, Mo., following the deadly tornado which destroyed an estimated…