Researchers suggest that, although implementation of an evaluation process of medical residents' surgical skills is difficult, any available resources should be directed toward such an evaluation process, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Department of Health & Human Services has issued a proposed rule for states to apply for innovation waivers that would allow them to enact strategies different from the healthcare reform law, according to an HHS release.
The Georgia House Appropriations Committee has approved a state budget that lessens the impact of a previously proposed 1 percent reimbursement cut to Medicaid providers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The South Dakota Legislature has approved a move that will lessen the blow of Medicaid cuts to healthcare providers in the state by allowing them to share in a one-time payment of $12.2 million, according to the Rapid City Journal.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center physicians are leading the way in researching early intervention of Alzheimer's, according to an article published in Chicago Magazine.
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Clifford Gevirtz, MD, is employed by RAA of New York and practices anesthesiology throughout New York and Long Island, N.Y. RAA is managed by Somnia. Q: As a practicing consultant pharmacist to ambulatory surgery centers, I am often asked…
A federal panel will meet today to discuss concerns over the use of anesthesia in young children, according to a New York Times report.
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., a hospital client of Quorum Health Resources, recently received the Pathway to Excellence honor from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, according to a QHR news release.
CVS Caremark has been sued for allegedly using confidential prescription information to promote specific medications, according to a Bloomberg report. The suit was filed by Arthur Steinberg of Richboro, Penn., and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund…
The U.S. Senate rejected a House-passed federal funding bill, with just one week left before the current stopgap measure ends and the government would have to shut down, according to a report by AHA News Now.