Applied Medical has filed a lawsuit against Tyco Healthcare, doing business as Covidien, charging that Covidien's VersaPort Plus and VersaSeal Plus trocar products infringe Applied Medical's recently issued trocar seal patent, according to a release by Applied Medical.
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The following letter was sent from Laser Spine Institute to the Becker's ASC Review editorial team on Monday, May 23. Please contact Rachel Fields at rachel@beckersasc.com with any questions.Dear Rachel:We are extremely pleased that Becker’s ASC and Hospital Reviews has…
Madison, N.J.-based Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay $241 million to settle allegations that the company overbilled the California’s Medi-Cal program for more than 15 years, according to a Sacramento Bee report. The settlement — the largest recovery in the…
Establishing financial incentives and deploying an educational campaign on patient safety may help increase adverse outcomes reporting among medical residents, according to research published in Academic Medicine.
Vernon Williams, MD, neurologist and medical director of Kerlan-Jobe Center for Sports Neurology in Los Angeles, discusses five key trends in spine pain management.
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Stanford University researchers have developed a wound dressing that could significantly reduce scar tissue caused by incisions, according to a Stanford University Medical Center release.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with JCB Laboratories, a provider of sterile pharmaceuticals, for custom-formulated materials.
The Florida Department of Health has suspended the medical license of Dr. Jacinta Gillis, MD, for alleged medical malpractice, according to a News-Press report.
Ford Motor Company and Medtronic have developed an in-car prototype system to monitor glucose levels of diabetic drivers and prevent accidents, according to a release by Ford.
Here are 10 states with the highest employment of healthcare workers in 2009, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Healthcare employment includes several occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Standard Occupational Classification System, including medical and…