The FDA issued 13 orthopedic-related 510(k) clearances in September, according to a report by the FDA.
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Robin R. Young, CEO of PearlDiver, which analyzes life sciences industry data, said the fees that orthopedic device-makers would have to pay under health reform legislation would actually be a "good deal" for them, according to a report by the…
Here are the average staff hours per case for employees by the number of operating rooms at a surgery center, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has acquired I-Flow Corp, a manufacturer of pain management and drug delivery technology, for $276 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
John Allen Thompson, DC , a chiropractor based in Shreveport, La., pleaded guilty to two counts of healthcare fraud, avoiding a federal trial at which he would have faced 72 counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to…
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Andrew L. Sokol and Julie B. Weisberg, licensed chiropractors based in Marietta, Ga., were arraigned on charges they submitted millions of dollars of fraudulent insurance claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield and other private insurers for physical therapy services that…
Harborside Healthcare and HHC Nutrition Services have agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company received kickbacks and assistance under the guise of a sham durable medical equipment provider, according to…
Physicians at Pueblo (Colo.) Surgery Center recently performed free surgeries for 37 uninsured Coloradoans, according to a report by the Denver Post.
Three Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted for their roles in an alleged $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of X-Press Center, a Detroit-area clinic that purported to specialize in providing injection and infusion therapies, according to a…
The cost and quality of healthcare, as well as access to care and health outcomes, continue to vary widely among states, according to the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System's 2009 State Scorecard report.