North American Partners in Anesthesia will be an exhibitor at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Management Conference, according to a NAPA news release.
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Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show an increase in emergency department visits and in the percentage of emergency patients who were uninsured from 2008 to 2009, according to an American Medical News report.
Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital is planning a $603,000 expansion of its medical center in Wilton, N.Y., according to a Business Review report.
Baptist Easley (S.C.) Hospital has broken ground on an $8 million medical facility in Powdersville, S.C., according to a Greenville News report.
While the U.S. works to convert the medical record system from paper to electronic, a transition to universal patient identifiers sparks debate over trust, privacy and control, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Supreme Court has denied conservative group Freedom Watch's motion seeking to exclude Justice Elena Kagan from participating in the appeals over the constitutionality of healthcare reform, according to a New York Times report.
The Louisiana Hospital Association has launched a workplace wellness initiative for hospitals across the state, according to an LHA news release (pdf).
Jan. 3 marked the one-year anniversary of the start of registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to a CMS news release.
Noel Williams plans to retire from position as CIO for HCA Healthcare, in Nashville, Tenn., and as president of the HCA Information Technology & Services subsidiary, according to The Tennessean.
A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune questioned whether a physician group's adoption of TomaTherapy treatment was really as innovative as the group claimed, or "a step above" other systems.