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Healthcare fraud charges that were pending against a Poplar Bluff, Mo., family practitioner are now being dropped following the accused physician's death earlier this month, according to a Daily American Republic news report.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is placing greater pressure on healthcare professionals to recognize the link between surgical attire and infection prevention, according to an AORN Connections report.

A federal court has denied Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Hospital's appeal to halt a trial based on allegations the hospital submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to a news report by The Herald.

Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor in Costa Mesa, Calif., has celebrated its official grand opening, according to a news release.

A new ASC for Saint Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, Ind., has broken ground, according to a report by the Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana.

AmkaiSolutions has announced the hiring of Chris Ford as its director of implementation services.

A documentary featuring an interview with Greg Ranger, founder, president and CEO of TriMedx, has aired on PBS.

ASC management software company Mednet has announced the launching of electronic data interchange (EDI) connectivity with multiple vendors through its inventory management module.

A former family practitioner from Topeka, Kan., has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to sell medical equipment and treatments after falsely promoting an epidemic of Lyme disease, according to a Topeka Capital-Journal news report.

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., has agreed to pay $750 million to settle allegations that it manufactured and sold contaminated drugs to Medicaid and other government health programs, according to a Department of Justice news release.