Researchers suggest the combination of mechanical wiping and exposure to sodium dichloroisocyanurate with detergent is an effective method for decontaminating a surface with C. difficile.
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Sam Elghor, MD, a pain management physician, will be opening The Center for Pain Management in Baxter, Minn., according to a Brainerd Dispatch news report.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local Florida police arrested 20 people, including at least five physicians, on Wednesday, as part of a lengthy undercover operation targeting illegal pill mills, according to a FOX News report.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois, the state’s largest health insurance company, will pay $25 million to settle allegations that it denied coverage to sick children by shifting their expensive claims to the state’s Medicaid program, according to a news release…
Anesthesiologist Allen R. Foster, MD, of Knoxville, Tenn., has pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud by billing TennCare and Medicare for face-to-face visits with patients that never occurred, according to a Knoxville News Sentinel report. Dr. Foster operated pain…
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A new website launched by CMS will show the implementation status of each state's Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program, according to an AHA News Now report.
Becker's Hospital Review has named the 50 best hospitals in America, which cover a wide spectrum from well-known academic medical centers to less widely recognized community hospitals that have reached greatness. Each of these organizations has put patients' needs first,…
Cignet Health in Temple Hills, Md., has been ordered to pay $4.3 million for violating the privacy rule of HIPAA, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The total market for advanced orthopedic technology and products was estimated to exceed $28 billion in 2010, according to a MarketResearch news release.
Triad lubricating jelly products, distributed by Triad from Jan. 2007-Dec. 2010, have been recalled due to potential sterilization problems, according to an FDA news release.