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Congress Cites KHN Investigation in Probe of National AcademiesThe House probe focuses on conflicts of interest held by members of a committee currently reviewing U.S. organ donation and...
Clinical Care
Augmented Reality System Boosts Performance in Spine SurgeryA Florida-based spine surgeon has patented an augmented reality system that allows surgeons to display operating room screens on glasses.
Payer
CMA Blasts Aetna "Pre-certified" Mandate for Cataract Surgeries California docs say the latest mandate is part of an ongoing and "common practice for health insurance companies to create...
Marketing
Surgeons Cash In on Stakes in Private Medical Device CompaniesHundreds of orthopedists and neurosurgeons have cashed in on stakes in companies that design, manufacture or distribute orthopedic implants ?...
Strategy
Ascension Michigan to Pay $2.8M to Settle False Claims AllegationsFour Michigan hospitals were named in the suit, which stems from the questionable practices of one gynecologic oncologist.
Clinical Care
Thousands of Patients Were Implanted With Heart Pumps That the FDA Knew Could Be DangerousInspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare heart pump. But the FDA did not penalize the...
Clinical Care
12,000 Square Miles Without Obstetrics? It's a Possibility in West TexasSome pregnant women already travel an hour and a half or longer to reach the 25-bed Big Bend Regional in...
Revenue Cycle
Key Metrics for Docs, Hospitals Near Pre-Pandemic LevelsHospital margins remained narrow despite in May rising patient volumes.
Covid-19
COVID's Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective SurgeriesAs the number of people who have had COVID grows, medical experts are trying to determine when it's safe for...
Clinical Care
Routine Preoperative Testing Still Common Before Low-Risk Surgery, Study FindsRoutine preoperative testing before low-risk surgery is widely viewed as having low value.
Clinical Care
Homicides Surge in California Amid COVID Shutdowns of Schools, Youth ProgramsAfter more than a decade of fairly steady decreases, California's homicide rate surged in 2020.