Study findings suggest healthcare providers should conduct active surveillance of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in C. diff patients, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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Next season, 11 percent of physician practices plan to reduce the proportion of influenza vaccine doses they purchase from their primary supplier and shift those purchases to another supplier, demonstrating increased competition among suppliers and distributors of the vaccine, according…
A physician with offices in Plymouth and Portsmouth, Ohio, has filed suit over the state’s decision to decertify him following an investigation for workers’ compensation fraud, according to a Mansfield News Journal report. James E. Lundeen Sr., MD, filed the…
The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. Chances are in the last week or so you have received an e-mail notification from a bank or a merchant alerting you to…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Advanced Endoscopy & Surgical Center in Eatontown, N.J., has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
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The Wall Street Journal has extensively covered the case of a Portland, Ore., neurosurgeon alleged to be overperforming spine surgery. As a sidebar discussion, the WSJ has commented on the increased physician involvement in physician-owned distribution ROI device companies.
Chicago — Leading orthopedic and spine surgeons will present at the upcoming 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues on June 9-11, 2011, in Chicago.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the SpectraShield 9500 N95 surgical respirator, a device that kills 99.99 percent of three different kinds of bacteria when exposed to its outer surface, according to an FDA news release.
Results from a recent study suggest physicians may be recommending different treatments to their patients than they would choose for themselves, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
In commentary issued to CMS, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association has restated their stance that payments to group purchasing organizations should be covered under "sunshine" provisions for transparency and competition purposes.