Now here's something that doesn't happen very often, especially lately: The Feds recently passed legislation that actually benefits small and medium businesses. H.R. 5297, known as the "Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010," creates significant benefits for businesses…
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Marion (Ohio) General Hospital has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve self-reported allegations of the Stark Act and Anti-Kickback Statute, according to a Marion Star report.
The FDA said it plans to revoke approval of Menaflex, ReGen Biologics' knee implant, after a 2009 review found four New Jersey congressmen and the FDA commissioner had improperly interceded in the approval process, according to a report by the…
Surgical Management Professionals has announced the naming of Michael Lipomi as its new president and CEO.
Construction of a new surgery center will soon begin on Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, according to a news release from Air Education and Training Command.
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The GW Medical Faculty Associates, based in Washington. D.C., will convert part of a 120,000-square-foot building it has purchased into a surgery center, according to a report by the Washington Business Journal.
Ardis Hoven, MD, chair of the American Medical Association, has issued a response following the announcement of the formation of a new medical society, America's Medical Society, which was created, in part, to offer an alternative to physicians disenfranchised with…
Minneapolis-based Medtronic has agreed to pay $268 million to the government to end a three-year legal battle surrounding one of its products, according to a company news release.
Group purchasing organizations are prepared to adopt Global Location Numbers to identify healthcare provider locations, according to a Health Industry Group Purchasing Association news release.
A former podiatrist who practiced in Gates, N.Y., and pleaded guilty to bilking more than $400,000 from Medicare is now facing allegations that he provided patient care without a medical license, according to a Democrat and Chronicle news report.