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Microbial passage across perforated surgical gloves can be significantly reduced using innovative glove technology, according to an article published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

An ASC is part of a new medical pavilion in Hanford, Calif., developed by Adventist Health, according to a report by The Business Journal and news releases from the health system.

York (N.Y.) Hospital has announced completion of the development of a new surgical center.

A new ASC providing retina surgical services has opened in Fraser, Mich., according to a report by The Times Herald.

Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ASCs, has announced it is rolling out its VMR Express and transcription services to all of National Surgical Care's (NSC) surgery centers.

Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ASCs, has announced the development and launch of an infectious log module for its SnChart Transcription Service.

St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has agreed to pay the United States $22 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it paid kickbacks and violated the Stark Law when it entered into a professional services…

Many of the new techniques and equipment developed over the past few years for spine surgery have leaned toward the minimally invasive approach, which is gaining in popularity across the country. However, most physicians are still performing the open surgeries…

A former Olathe, Kan., internist has been sentenced to three years in prison for filing fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid as well as illegal drug distribution, according to a Kansas City Star report.

Doris Annette Nelson, MD, a plastic surgeon from Sterling, Mich., has been accused of allegedly filing false claims to Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, according to an Ogemaw Herald news report.