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Experts are predicting revenue from the global medical device market will surge to $312 billion in 2011, according to a news release by Kalorama Information.

Diversified Collection Services, the RAC for the Northeast, recently stated that Maryland hospitals would not be subject to DRG validation audits, according to a report by the Maryland Hospital Association.

Here are 10 recent physician fraud cases making headlines.

Here are four established strategies for streamlining supply chain costs in ambulatory surgery centers.

Here are five statistics on the orthopedic surgeon workforce, according to AAOS' 2008 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census, the most recent data available.

Physician shortages are worsening in New York, with a projected need for 1,000 physicians reported by 74 percent of hospitals outside of New York City, according to a new report by HANYS.

Some biomedical departments have expressed concern over The Joint Commission's new requirements that rigid endoscopes be included in medical equipment inventory, according to an AAMI News report.

Pennsylvania providers have reported receiving demand letters on untimed codes for therapy from DCS, the Region A RAC covering the Northeast, wrote Nancy Beckley, president of Bloomingdale Consulting Group, in the RAC Monitor.

AmkaiSolutions has announced the Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary in Langhorne, Pa., has selected the company's full suite of software.

Healthcare providers and suppliers participating in Premier's Global Location Number Transaction Program are demonstrating how data standardization can improve the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care, according to a news release.