The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent to 9.4 percent in Dec. 2010, with nonfarm payroll employment increasing by 103,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has announced its legislative priorities for 2011, stating it will target seven states over the next year to ensure that a perioperative registered professional nurse serves as a circulator in every OR, according to…
Managed Health Care Association, a healthcare services company based in Florham Park, N.J., has acquired Navigator, a group purchasing organization based in Franklin, Tenn., according to a Tennessean news report.
Patricia Young of Newton, Miss., has pleaded guilty to bilking more than $1.25 million from the federal Medicare program through her now-defunct psychotherapy business Healthy People 2000 in Chicago, according to an ABC Local news report.
Writing in the RAC Monitor, Gloryanne Bryant, regional managing director of health information management for the 21 Kaiser Foundation and Hospitals in Northern California, provides the following 10 tips to improve readiness for recovery audit contractors.
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Volume of spine procedures, pushed down last year by reactions to prominent studies questioning the efficacy of some treatments, is expected to bounce back in 2011, according to Matthew O'Brien, an analyst at William Blair & Co. But Mr. O'Brien,…
Three residents of Winchester, Mass., have asked their Superior Court to annul approval of a new ambulatory surgery center proposed by Winchester Hospital, according to a report from the Daily Times Chronicle.
Access MediQuip, a provider of implant surgery management solutions, has announced it has named Dr. Prakash Patel, MD, as its chief operating officer and chief clinical officer.