The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced its eighth annual National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report, according to an agency news release.
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Integra LifeSciences has reported total fourth quarter revenues of $194.1 million, reflecting a 6 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
Among the many pain scales that pain management physicians can use to evaluate pain, the Global Pain Scale can serve as a reliable and effective alternative to other pain assessments, researchers suggest.
Stuart Katz, FACHE, CASC, executive director of Tucson (Ariz.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center, share five ways his surgery center tracked and lowered orthopedic case costs.
Podiatrist Arthur C. Haspel, MD, of Boca Raton, Fla., has been sentenced on two counts of filing false Medicare claims and faces 21 months imprisonment, two years of supervised release and $324,491 in restitution, according to a news release from…
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Nurse anesthetists and physician assistants have been called two of the hottest jobs for 2011, based on average salary, type of education required, number of jobs available and years of experience required for the position, according to a San Francisco…
Pharmaceutical representatives are salesmen, even though they don't actually sell anything, according to a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reported in the Arizona Daily Star.
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
Physicians' Capital Investments recently broke ground on Midland (Texas) Complex, a project comprised of a Fresenius dialysis center and medical office space for Permian Basin Nephrology, according to a company news letter.
The following settlements from healthcare providers were announced within the past week, beginning with the most recent. 1. Massachusetts General Pays $1M to Settle HIPAA Violation AllegationsThe General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, representing Massachusetts General Hospital in…