All this talk about national healthcare has us convinced that the talking heads truly don't know what they are talking about. We have been trying to pass national healthcare since the Roosevelt administration (FDR) with no results. Instead of dismantling…
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Pittsburgh-based Highmark launched a new Web tool that allows patients to compare the costs different medical facilities charge for 17 elective surgical procedures, according to a report in Insurance & Financial Advisor.
SourceMedical, a leading source of outpatient information solutions, announced the Vision Electronic Health Record Compliance Guarantee Program, which assures that the company's Vision EHR will be compliant with the forthcoming government-issued ASC certification requirements for federal stimulus reimbursement or customers…
Of the 247 hospitals participating in CMS's Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration project, run by CMS and Premier, North Shore University Hospital performed better than anyone else. The 731-bed hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., reaped more than $200,000 in pay-for-performance (P4P) funds,…
An appeals court has awarded Synthes $21 million in its patent-infringement case against Medtronic about an artificial disc replacement device, according to a release from Synthes.
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Microline Pentax, a maker of reposable instruments, has changed its name to Microline Surgical, according to a release from Microline Surgical.
Jeff Blankinship, co-founder and president of Surgical Notes, recently became a principle in Miracle Golf Concepts, a golf-event focused charity services firm, and hopes to expand the company's services to the healthcare industry.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will not challenge a proposal by Memorial Health Medical Center and St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, both based in Savannah, Ga., to jointly purchase certain medical and surgical supplies, according to a report…
Arthur Kissel, also know as Arthur Froom, pleaded guilty to health insurance fraud, 11 years after he and his wife, Sonia LaFontaine, were indicted on charges to commit mail fraud, healthcare fraud and mail fraud, according to a report in…
Arthur Kissel, also know as Arthur Froom, pleaded guilty to health insurance fraud, 11 years after he and his wife, Sonia LaFontaine, were indicted on charges to commit mail fraud, healthcare fraud and mail fraud, according to a report in…