Steward Health Care System, based in Boston and formerly known as Caritas Christi Health Care, is now publishing its quality performance on its website and formatting it in such a way that compares its hospitals to local competitors, according to…
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A federal investigation is examining physician contracts at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based North Broward Hospital District, according to a Sun Sentinel report. Agents from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services issued the district, also known as…
Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers, will hold a political action committee fundraiser reception for Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) this summer, according to Jeff Blankinship,…
Fred Sweet, MD, a spine surgeon with Rockford Spine Center, discusses four points on the new method of infection control to combat evolved forms of MRSA in orthopedic and spine surgery patients.
Diabetic Services and Supplies in Jacksonville, Fla., has admitted to filing $230,000 in false claims to Medicare, according to a Florida Times-Union report. The company struck an agreement allowing it to avoid a fine of up to $500,000. Instead, Diabetic…
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There were approximately 5.3 million orthopedic surgeries in 2010, and that number is expected to grow to 6.6 million by 2020, according to a Datamonitor report.
Here are profiles of 20 great physicians practicing in Pennsylvania. Physicians are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Note: Physicians do not pay and cannot pay to be on this list. This list is not an endorsement of any…
Urology Associates of Chambersburg (Pa.) has mailed letters to patients who recently underwent prostate biopsies, alerting them of possible infection from reused needles during the procedure, according to a Herald-Mail news report.
United Medical Center in Washington D.C. is treating as many as six patient rooms after a Department of Health official confirmed the presence of bed bugs at the hospital, according to a WJLA news report.
Barry Silbaugh, MD, CEO of the American College of Physician Executives, says disruptive physician behavior, which includes use of profanity, refusal to follow established protocols and even physician assault, "is the issue that just won't go away."