While CMS' new Medicare rate proposal would reduce hospital payments by 0.1 percent overall, it contains modest increases for procedures involving top cardiology and orthopedic devices, such as drug-coated heart stents and replacement hips, according to a report by Dow…
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Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, has announced a definitive agreement to sell its radiopharmacies in the United States to Triad Isotopes, based in Orlando, Fla., according to a Covidien news release.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has acquired I-Flow Corp, a manufacturer of pain management and drug delivery technology, for $276 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
McAllen, Texas-based Unomedical is conducting a voluntary recall of certain units of the single-patient use Manual Pulmonary Resuscitators, manufactured between July 2002 and March 2008, according to a news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Ohio legislators have approved a bill stating that pharmacists in the state are now required to meet minimum safety standards.
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The Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule updates payment policies and rates for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals furnished in HOPDs.