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Kimberly-Clark Health Care, a medical device company, announced the launch of CERVICOOL Cooled Radiofrequency System, a device to help relieve cervical facet joint pain.

Professional Data Systems, a medical IT solutions company, announced that it has been selected by a number of hospitals and surgery centers for information technology support services.

About 10 percent of healthcare practice owners plan on converting from Medicare providers to concierge or direct pay practices in the next three years, according to Forbes.

HHS' Office of Inspector General issued 22 advisory opinions in 2012. Six of these contain guidance specific to hospitals, surgery centers and other providers. These are briefly described below.  The first three advisory opinions closely address issues that surgery centers…

Robert F. LaPrade, MD, a knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic and chief medical research officer at Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently co-authored a book on sports injuries.

Here are the top 10 reasons why the most commonly billed procedures in ambulatory surgical facilities were unexpectedly denied based on data collected between November 5, 2012 and February 11 2013 by RemitDATA, an independent source of comparative analytics for…

Arnold Feldman, MD, interventional pain physician and medical director of The Feldman Institute in Baton Rouge, La., announced the launch of the institute's medical travel program.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has announced its interest in funding research demonstration projects that will provide evidence to inform the development of meaningful use objectives.

Co-chief of sports medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center Jonathan L. Glashow, MD, will perform knee surgery on Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Jason Richardson, according to a report from The Reporter.

Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery in Middletown, N.Y., has added gynecological procedures.