Medical inflation is expected to rise to 6.8% in 2015, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Hospitals paying more to acquire...Read More »
The revelation that a former Catonsville, Maryland physician obtained his Maryland medical license despite having a 1987 Florida rape conviction...Read More »
Increasing age, solo practice, lack of board certification, and less than three years of residency training are key factors that correlate with...Read More »
In an effort to reduce the number of medication errors and dangerous drug interactions, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas has 10 full-time...Read More »
The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Seattle anesthesiologist for allegedly sending sexually explicit “...Read More »
Several Massachusetts ambulance companies want to allow paramedics to make house calls, treating patients where they live instead of taking them...Read More »
This month we continue with a series on practical tips to help medical staff leaders deal with a host of challenges that they may encounter in...Read More »
In the short term, hospitals may reap financial rewards by employing large numbers of physicians, wrote Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, in a recent...Read More »
Medtronic Inc. will pay the U.S. Department of Justice $9.9 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of funneling “millions of...Read More »
Hospitals have increasingly acquired physician practices during the past decade, arguing that doing so helps them coordinate care and control...Read More »
