Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has acquired Lehigh Valley Cardiology Associates, the second cardiology group acquired by the system, according to a Morning Call report.
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Peoria, Ill-based OSF Healthcare System has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ottawa (Ill.) Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center, according to an OSF news release.
Oregon has returned its supply of lethal injection drugs to an undisclosed wholesaler, testing the sincerity of pharmaceutical executives who say they don't want their products to be used for execution, according to an Oregon Live report.
Michael Simon, MD, North American Partners in American anesthesiologist, director of cardiothoracic anesthesia at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, chairman of anesthesia at UPMC Hamot Medical Center and president-elect of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists says improving operating room…
Certain nontechnical skills, such as coping and communication, may have a direct association with surgeons' technical skills, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Researchers have developed a questionnaire that could help healthcare providers determine and analyze near-misses, according to a study published in BMC Research Notes.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have proposed legislation designed to improve post-market surveillance of medical devices to ensure patient safety without stifling innovation.
John E. McDonough, professor of practice at the Harvard School of Public Health, outlines 36 ways a repeal of President Obama's healthcare reform could affect Massachusetts residents, who already have their state's own health reform, according to a Boston Globe…
The House Ways and Means Committee has voted 23-13 to pass legislation that would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act under the healthcare reform law, according to a report from The Hill.
Hospital prices remained stable from Nov. 2011 to Dec. 2011, according to data recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.