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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law which will allow city and county government tax dollars to be used to draw federal matching funds for struggling Keokuk (Iowa) Area Hospital, according to a report by The Hawk…
Behrouz Pirouzkar, MD, a Seattle-based ophthalmologist has pled guilty to defrauding Medicaid and Medicare for more than $51,000, according to a statement by the Washington State Office of the Attorney General.
Social factors, such as depression and lack of social networking, could increase stroke patients' risk of hospital readmission, according to a Cardiovascular Business report.
Houston-based Victory Healthcare is likely to turn one of its San Antonio facilities into an ambulatory surgery center, according to a San Antonio News report.
To provide elderly, hospitalized patients with the best care possible, the medical community needs to reevaluate its reliance on medical technologies, says Bruce J. Naughton, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo and a specialist in geriatric…
Crozer-Keystone Health System in Chester, Pa., plans to eliminate 325 positions throughout the system due to the increasing movement toward outpatient procedures, according to a Delco Times report.
Surgeons at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Fla., announced today they have exceeded 18,000 patients on their "parathyroid surgery map," which documents where patients come from to undergo parathyroid surgery at the center, according to a Digital Journal report.
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said it is possible to have a thriving and innovative device industry while maintaining patient safety at the University of Minnesota's Design of Medical Devices Conference, according to a Star Tribune report.
More than 27 patients received free colonoscopies at the Stratham Ambulatory Surgical Center on Wednesday, according to a Seacoast Online report.