The number of patients affected by a 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee data breach has nearly doubled from an estimated 521,761 in March to nearly 1 million, according to a report by American Medical News.

The U.S. Justice Department announced it would not challenge a proposal to establish an information exchange program with data on the costs and efficiencies of some 300 hospitals in California, according to a Justice Department news release.

Lehigh Valley Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa., will create "neighborhood cancer centers" through a new affiliation with the National Cancer Institute, according to a report by the Express-Times.

Q: What is the current national perspective on manipulation under anesthesia and how does it pertain to ASCs?Robert Goldstein, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Somnia Anesthesia Services: Manipulation under anesthesia remains a very controversial procedure, with variable…

Cleveland Medical Devices has finalized an agreement to license its anesthesia monitoring — its NeuroSense line — and seizure detection technologies through Cleveland Heights, Ohio-based NeuroWave Systems, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.

A new study from Research and Markets highlights the driving factors in the U.S. anesthesia devices market, including new technologies and the need for upgrades and replacements at surgical facilities, according to a Research and Markets news release.

Analogic Corp., a provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology based in Peabody, Mass., has released the Flex Focus 400 Anesthesia ultrasound scanner, a dedicated ultrasound system for regional anesthesia designed and manufactured by Analogic's BK Medical subsidiary, according…

Health reform will present many challenges for hospitals in the coming years. This will be a tumultuous period for our industry. Organizations that find their way through it will be the ones that have developed new ways of doing things.…

The Portex UniPerc Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit, the first dedicated percutaneous tracheostomy option with tubes designed specifically for patients with larger necks, has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine, according to a news…

Here are six statistics on the use of electronic medical records by office-based physicians, according to the National Center for Health Statistics' report "Electronic Medical Record Use by Office-based Physicians and Their Practices: United States, 2007."