GE Healthcare has recalled a select model of its Muse Cardiology Information Systems due to a security risk, according to a June 12 report from Cardiovascular Business. The impacted model, Muse 5, is ...

A new management services organization based in Wyoming is on a mission to help rural ASCs stay independent, and in the hands of local physicians. ASCend, founded by CEO Linda Bedwell and COO and CFO ...

Two men residing in Doral, Fla., face charges for performing procedures at New World Medical & Mystic Cosmetic Surgery without a license, Local 10 reported June 11. What happened?

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found that tailored feedback to surgeons dramatically reduces excessive opioid prescriptions for common surgeries ...

In a commentary piece published June 12 in The Carolina Journal, business developer David Hogg argues that North Carolina’s “centrally planned healthcare economy” has contributed to some of the ...

Valley Health is considering constructing a medical office building, anticipated to cost between $35 and $50 million, to consolidate its outpatient services, according to a June 11 report from the ...

Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System has opened a cardiology services facility, including an outpatient anticoagulation clinic, according to a June 11 report from the Latrobe Bulletin. The ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation that would give the state’s attorney general more authority to review and potentially block healthcare mergers and acquisitions. The ...

Duane Dixon, a former Roanoke, Va., physician, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for healthcare fraud and illegal opioid prescribing, the Justice Department said in a June 11 news release. What ...

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation has hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill advocating for a new standard of care in anesthesia monitoring. The foundation, which is dedicated to improving ...

A study published June 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology evaluated 30-day outcomes for patients treated at hospitals acquired by private equity firms. Here are five key findings: ...

President Donald Trump has proposed walking back a Medicaid payment policy enacted during his first term — a move that has been met with concern by hospitals that serve high volumes of Medicaid ...