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The Alfred Mann Foundation announced that U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant James Sides is the first recipient of its IMES System in an FDA study.

Gordon-Weiss-Schanzlin Vision Institute in San Diego announced that its eye surgeon, David J. Schanzlin, MD, recently performed the first corneal transplant during endothelial keratoplasty surgery using the new EK Injector from TDAK Medical.

Genstar Capital Management, a middle market private equity firm, announced the acquisition of Tecomet.

Ambulatory surgery centers in Texas have around $1.7 billion economic impact, according to a Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society Report.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an online educational resource center providing healthcare providers with tools to prevent worker injuries, improve patient safety and reduce cost.

An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded report on healthcare-associated infections and healthcare facility design has been published in a special supplement to Health Environments Research & Design Journal.

The hospital M&A sector saw a 35 percent decline in volume, from 34 deals announced in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 22 in the fourth quarter of last year, according to preliminary data released by Irving Levin Associates.

Although ACOs are widely dispersed, ACO penetration is not homogenous. The majority of states have an ACO penetration — or the percentage of lives covered by public and private ACOs — of between 1 percent and 10 percent, according to…

In a Physicians Practice article, Aubrey Westgate, discusses technology missteps to avoid so your medical practice is not in danger of violating HIPAA.

Merge Healthcare, a provider of clinical systems and innovations, announced thatCenter for Diagnostic Imaging has adopted Merge's iConnect Network, an advanced interoperability platform.