Amerinet, a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced a new agreement with Kimberley-Clark and Covidien, both effective Jan. 1, according to an Amerinet news release.
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The House of Representatives has voted to postpone scheduled Medicare payment cuts until March 1 of next year, but it's unlikely that the Senate will pass its version of the bill before the cuts go into effect on Jan. 1,…
Leawood, Kan.-based Nueterra Healthcare, a leading developer and manager of physician-owned surgical facilities, has been recognized by CTQ Solutions for achieving an unparalleled level of patient satisfaction by achieving above average scores on all 29 key performance indicators measured by…
The Independent Medicare Advisory Board, a more powerful version of MedPAC envisioned in the health reform bills, would have even greater powers under a new amendment sponsored by three senators, according to a release by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), one…
As the Senate considers adding more Medicare-funded residency positions to meet future needs for physicians, the Association of American Medical Colleges reports that about 1,500 currently funded positions go unfilled, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, has announced a definitive agreement to sell its radiopharmacies in the United States to Triad Isotopes, based in Orlando, Fla., according to a Covidien news release.
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic in a case regarding the legality of the clinic's inclusion of a non-compete clause in physician contracts, according to a report by the Great Falls Tribune.
Varian. V. Scott of Miami, Fla., has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on charges of healthcare fraud and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for his role in a $1.1 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a U.S.…
Construction has begun on a new, 30,000-square-foot surgical hospital in Humble, Texas, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
Plans for new physician-owned hospitals would have little or no chance of beating a proposed ban if current language in the Senate and House reform bills is passed, according to the executive of the national physician hospitals organization.