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Philip Gabriele, MD, and his wife, Marcella Gabriele, who were recently indicted following charges that they had defrauded Medicare and other insurers, were found dead inside the Gabriele Eye Institute in Elkhart, Ind., according to a report in The Goshen…

Cardiology services remain among the most profitable hospital services and even marginally successful hospitals tend to make money on this business line. But the upper tier of American hospitals — those achieving top HealthGrades rankings and who crack the U.S.…

Newton-Wellesley Hospital announced that it has dropped its plans to build a surgery center in Framingham, Mass., amid protest by local officials and a local hospital, according to a report in the MetroWest Daily News.

Cecil B. Wilson, an internist from Winter Park, Fla., has been named as the president-elect of the American Medical Association, according to an AMA news release.

SourceMedical, a leading provider of outpatient information solutions, has announced that it will partner with McKesson Medical-Surgical to improve supply chain management processes, according to a SourceMedical news release.

Around 250,000 nurses entered the work force from 2007-2008, many who re-entered the field after a spouse lost a job or benefits, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The Surgi-Center of Central Virginia in Fredericksburg has received approval from the Virginia Department of Health to relocate its facility to a larger location, according to a report in the Free-Lance Star.

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act holds great promise for accelerating the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records by hospitals, medical practices and other provider organizations. But the HITECH Act will fall short…

The American Bar Association will host an Oxford-style debate at its annual meeting on reforming federal entitlements programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

GENASCIS, a leader in ASC revenue cycle management and business intelligence, announced the development and introduction of a new add-on module for its MEDIBIS Analytics Web-based software system, according to a GENASCIS news release.