Four employees at Three Rivers Infusion and Pharmacy Specialists in Coshocton, Ohio, were arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into suspected healthcare fraud at the facility, according to a news release from the Ohio Attorney General's office.
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Leaders from the American Dental Association, American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association and American Veterinary Medical Association have written a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to exclude healthcare professionals from the Red Flags Rule, which aims…
McKesson has announced the general availability of Horizon Practice Plus 12.0, a comprehensive practice management system for hospital-employed and mid- to large-sized physician practices, according to a McKesson news release.
A study by orthopedic trauma specialists at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery found that a novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint,…
Researchers from Weil Cornell Medical College in New York found patients with osteoarthritis who are injected with sodium hyaluronate after knee surgery experienced greater pain control and improved functioning when compared with patients who did not, according to a report…
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As orthopedics device manufacturers begin to release their fourth quarter results, analysts for the market expect to see demand increase and the market stabilized over the first and second quarters of 2010, according to a report in Reuters.
President Obama's health reform is failing because the U.S. healthcare system is too big and complex to be changed through New Deal-style legislation, according to an opinion piece by Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal.
UnitedHealthcare and WellPoint, the nation's first- and second-largest health insurers, are getting tough in rate negotiations with hospitals and physicians, and WellPoint says employers are backing it up.
The American Medical Association offered recommendations on immediate actions the Obama administration can take to curb fraud in the healthcare system at a day-long summit sponsored by the federal government, according to an AMA news release.
Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents Michel De Jesus Huarte, Alyd Dazza, Ricco Dazza, Monika Blacio, Dayron Porrata and Wally Proenza were sentenced for various offenses including conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, which…