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Tom Hejkal, MD, PhD, has been named McGaw Memorial Chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Omaha, Neb., according to a UNMC news release.

Terrence Hicks of Jackson, Mich., and Muhammed Al Mahdi and John Saunders, both of Detroit, pleaded guilty for their roles in a $4.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) has introduced an amendment to the Senate's healthcare reform bill that aims to reduce the cost and complexity of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal.

Efforts to reduce healthcare costs are at the top of a new list of the biggest issues for the health industry in 2010 from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute, according to a release from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Limits on COBRA health insurance for the unemployed would be extended from nine to 15 months under legislation passed by the U.S. House, according to the Employment Law Update.

The Philadelphia Secret Service has entered into an investigation into the alleged theft of patient records from the University of Pennsylvania Health System, according to a report in the Philadelphia Daily News.

A report in the December issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology shows that injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to…

The Illinois Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on a case regarding the constitutionality of a medical malpractice damages cap, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Stillwater (Okla.) Medical Center has agreed to acquire a physician-owned Stillwater Surgery Center for $7.2 million, according to a report by the News Press.

Three New York City home health agencies have agreed to pay a total of $24 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to the New York Medicaid and Medicare programs, according to a news release by the U.S.…