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Dallas-based medical building developer Rainer Medical Investments has purchased property near Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound (Texas) to develop a 75,000 square-foot medical office building, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News.

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Stryker alleging that the company provided kickback to a physician to induce his use of Stryker products, according to a report by MassDevice.

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House would give consumers access to meaningful data to compare hospitals and ASCs on the price and quality of services, according to a release by the ASC Advocacy Committee.

The Minnesota House approved $164 million in cuts for health and human service spending, but Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he would veto the bill because it raises taxes and its cuts need to be far greater, according to a…

States have been spared from making more severe Medicaid cuts due to enhanced payments from the federal stimulus bill, but with the extra funding drying up at the end of the year, state Medicaid programs face a tough future, according…

Basil Kalu, Ju-Ying Qian and Darnell Willis have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for their roles in a durable medical equipment Medicare fraud scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release.

NovaMed, a Chicago-based operator of ASCs in partnership with physicians, announced it will partner with Bronson Healthcare Group, a non-profit healthcare system based in Kalamazoo, Mich, according to a NovaMed news release.

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As healthcare costs rise and healthcare reform gets underway, more medical schools are grappling with how to incorporate teaching the financial side of practicing medicine into their curriculum, according to a report in The New York Times.

Several provisions in the healthcare reform law could make healthcare more efficient and responsive, according to a report by the Washington Post.