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Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital has expanded its relationship with Premier healthcare alliance to improve supply chain, clinical quality and patient safety, according to a Premier news release.

The following article was written by Joseph Keane, director of ASC/GI sales for STERIS Corp.   In our professional and personal lives there are risks associated with items we purchase; warranties that expire, certain components that aren't covered if they…

Advanced Pain Management, based outside of Milwaukee, says it is the largest pain group in the United States, with 28 physicians and almost 300 employees working at 11 pain centers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Vishal Lal, APM's CEO, describes how…

A Pomona, N.Y.-based billing manager has been charged with third-degree grand larceny for allegedly embezzling more than $5,000 from his former employer, according to a MidHudsonNews report.

Pittsburgh medical suppliers are objecting to new Medicare rules that limit access to medical supplies by instituting a competitive bidding program to cut costs, according to a Pittsburgh Live report.

The global value of the healthcare packaging market is predicted to reach $87.3 billion in 2011, according to an analysis by Visiongain.

A multiresistant form of Klebsiella pneumoniae, or CRKP, has been found in Los Angeles County medical facilities despite beliefs that it was limited to the East Coast, according to a Contra Costa Times report.

The Institute of Medicine has issued two new reports on standards for developing clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews of evidence to ensure their quality and reliability, according to a news release by the National Academies.  

The following six lawsuits involving executives were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent. 1. 5 Former Executives of Tampa’s WellCare Health Charged for Medicaid FraudFive former executives of Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans have been indicted for…

APMR Spinal & Skeletal Pain Medicine, an eight-physician practice based in Upstate New York and in Northern Virginia, installed an electronic medical records system three years ago. Nameer R. Haider, MD, a partner in the practice, makes five points about…