The American College of Emergency Physicians expressed concern over the recent closure of an emergency department in Cincinnati and reports that EDs could soon close in New York and Washington, DC. Angela Gardner, MD, president of ACEP, says the closures are especially...
Despite a stepped-up lobbying effort over the past months, leading physicians' groups appear resigned and exasperated with the idea that Congress will not take permanent action to fix the sustainable growth rate formula before 21% reimbursement cuts for Medicare take...
Eon Labs Inc. will pay the federal government $3.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations raised in a whistleblower suit relating to drug maker's Nitroglycerin Sustained Release capsules, the Justice Department announced. The FDA ruled in 1999 that Nitroglycerin SR...
The quick acquittal earlier this month of Texas whistleblower Anne Mitchell, RN, has nursing organizations relieved, but also pressing ahead with remedies to prevent a similar case.
The union representing 5,000 nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers at Jackson Health System in Miami has asked a state grand jury to investigate alleged mismanagement that union officials say has the public hospital on the brink of financial ruin.
Spend enough time in a doctor's office—either as an employee or a patient—and you're going to encounter conflict and tension. For patients, already anxious about their health, even during well visits, it can be particularly unsettling to hear voices raised or accusations...
The Ohio House of Representatives is considering a bill that would mandate prison time for people convicted of felony assault against on-duty nurses. The proposed law would apply when the victim is an on-duty registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, who the...
BayCare Health System this week opened a new $225 million hospital in suburban Lutz, just north of Tampa. St. Joseph's North is the first full-service hospital built in the Tampa Bay area in more than 30 years.
Austin, TX-based St. David's HealthCare announced that it will acquire the 58-bed Heart Hospital of Austin from MedCath Corp. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
