A recent survey from Equipment Leasing and Financing Association showed that while new sales and business were down for healthcare equipment, the number of facilities leasing or financing equipment increased, according to a report in the American Medical News.
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Here are the top 10 states which had the lowest number of registered nurses per 100,000 people in 2008, with number of nurses per 100,000 people, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.
Here are the top 10 states which had the highest number of registered nurses per 100,000 people in 2008, with number of nurses per 100,000 people, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Bill Corr announced the release of $13.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for loan repayments to nurses who agree to work in facilities with critical nursing shortages and…
Twin Cities Orthopedics, one of the largest orthopedic physician practices in the Midwest, has announced that it will partner with Surgical Care Affiliates to develop a new orthopedic surgery center in Edina, Minn., according to an SCA news release.
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Memphis, Tenn.-based Medtronic announced the United States launch of the T2 SCEPTOR Distractible End Cleats System, a vertebral body replacement device intended for use in the thoracic and lumbar spine to replace a collapsed, damaged or unstable vertebral body due…
The American Health Lawyers Association has announced the release of the fourth edition of Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Legal and Regulatory Issues by Scott Becker, Melissa Szabad, Amber McGraw Walsh, Sarah Abraham Chacko, Ronald E. Lundeen, Jr., Elissa Koch Moore and…
Many aspects of the current healthcare system could possibly undergo seismic changes as Congress considers healthcare reform. These Olympian struggles are being closely monitored by Peter Mandell, MD, the new chair of the Council on Advocacy at the American Academy…
There is an increasing interest in the United States to provide quality healthcare at a lower cost. As lawmakers and consumers look for ways to reduce healthcare costs while maintaining high-level patient care, they are drawn to certain providers, such…
Here is the average time spent in convalescent care unit for a number of spine procedures performed in the ASC setting, according to a study completed by Kenneth Pettine, MD. The study analyzed data from 1,030 spine cases performed at…