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Despite recent study results that show meditation can help relieve pain, it may be too early to recommend meditation as treatment for pain patients, according to an LA Times news report.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report outlining its review of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval processes for medical devices.

Heart attack victims should wait at least two months before undergoing elective surgery to lower the chance of mortality or a second hart attack, according to a study conducted by researchers at the UCLA School of Medicine and reported in…

Miami-area physician Rene De Los Rios, MD, has been convicted for his role in a $23 million HIV injection and infusion Medicare fraud scheme, according to a release from the Department of Justice. Dr. De Los Rios was convicted of…

President Obama's proposal to cut $4 trillion from the nation's current $14-trillion deficit included "tough cuts" to Medicare and Medicaid, but largely preserves the programs, according to a CNN report.

Chris Lee, vice president for Access MediQuip, a national provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions, is scheduled to present on "Reimbursement Trends for Medical Devices in ASCs" at the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's annual spring conference, according…

Healthmark Industries, which develops products for the sterilization, decontamination, storage and security of surgical instruments and other medical devices and accessories, has launched its latest free, online game focused on the sonic cleaning process, according to a news release.

Arthur Watanabe, MD, a pain specialist in Spokane, Wash., said his patient volume has diminished by 50 percent, according to an Inlander news report.

In a statement on the current debate over the U.S. budget and deficit, Health Industry Group Purchasing Association President Curtis Rooney points to the billions of dollars in cost-savings that group purchasing organizations deliver to American hospitals, Medicare and taxpayers.

Twenty-eight healthcare systems in six New England states have joined to form the Northeast Purchasing Coalition, an organization that aims to lower costs by aggregating purchasing volume on contracts and decreasing product utilization, according to a VHA news release.