Pharmaceutical company Schwarz Pharma, headquartered in Chicago, has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it had failed to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that two of its drugs — Deponit and Hyoscyamine Sulfate Extended…
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A surgeon and family practitioner from Columbus, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to allowing his office manager to treat patients, according to a Columbus Dispatch news report.
Indian Health Services, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska natives, faced a committee that focused on investigations alleging fraud, theft and employee misconduct at…
Microsoft has announced that as of Oct. 22, it would no longer sell Windows XP installed on notebooks. This is a milestone event. Initially released in late 2001, Windows XP is undoubtedly the most popular operating system ever, with over…
The Senate yesterday rejected a Republican bill to repeal the "grandfather" clause in the healthcare reform law, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.
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1. Mature market. The ASC industry hit a watershed this year. "The number of ASCs will decline this year for the first time in the history of our industry," says Andrew Hayek, president and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates. "We…
Infection control is gaining widespread attention in all healthcare settings, including ASCs. Incorporating an infection control program is essential to minimizing the incidence of infection and patient revisits. Here are six best practices for ASCs looking to implement an effective…
Jane Kirk MSN, RN, CIC, clinical specialist, advised GOJO Industries, a leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings, about the basics of good hand-washing practices. Even with all of the technology that today's…
Larry Trenk, the president of the N.J. Association of ASCs (NJAASC), discusses five major issues that will affect the future of N.J. ASCs.
The infrastructure for a new ASC is part of a $40 million medical office building for Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., that will commence construction soon, according to a news release from Ventas, which is having its subsidiary, Lillibridge…