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Kennedy to Speak for Safe Surgery Campaign
The World Alliance for Patient Safety announced that Senator Edward M. Kennedy accepted an invitation to deliver the welcoming remarks for the global launch of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative on June 25. Despite his recent health concerns, Sen. Kennedy will call in to deliver his speech for the event. The event will take place at the Pan-American Health ...(More)
6/10/2008
FDA: Tainted Heparin Still Out There
Injectable heparin products and heparin flush solutions that may be contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS) that have been recalled was found in medical care facilities in one state since the recall announcement. “Although product recall instructions were widely distributed, they may not have been fully acted upon at all sites where heparin is used,” a Food and Drug Administration ...(More)
6/10/2008
Baucus Sets Forth with Medicare Reform
Washington, DC — The Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus (D-Mont.), on Friday unveiled legislation making reforms to Medicare. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 has many changes including that of a delay of the physician cut that was to begin July 1. Baucus expects the bill to move straight to the Senate floor for consideration ...(More)
6/9/2008
Lawsuit: Insurance Commission Physician Tiering Program Flawed
Waltham, Mass. — The Massachusetts Medical Society announced today that it has filed legal action seeking to “correct the wrongs” of the physician ranking program implemented by the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission (GIC), the purchaser of health insurance for most Massachusetts state employees and retirees. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, alleges that patients have been defrauded and harmed ...(More)
6/5/2008
Smaller Size Accell Total Bone Matrix Available
PLAINSBORO, N.J — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that Accell TBM (total bone matrix) is now available in a smaller size configuration. The addition of the smaller size configuration allows clinicians to use Accell TBM in a broader variety of applications, where smaller amounts of demineralized bone graft matrix are appropriate in a variety of orthopedic applications. Accell TBM ...(More)
6/5/2008
Tygris to Acquire MarCap, Signs on US Express Leasing
New York, May 20, 2008 – Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc. (Tygris), a commercial finance company, announced its formation and funding with over $1.75 billion in equity commitments – the largest initial capital raise ever in the U.S. commercial finance sector, according to a press release. Tygris also announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all ...(More)
6/5/2008
CMS to Test Additional Quality Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin testing 11 new quality measures for possible adoption in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) program in future years. The new measures focus on kidney disease, skin disease, eye care, imaging, arthritis, and cancer. CMS wishes to gather test data for these measures to help us plan future PQRI measure ...(More)
6/5/2008
Industry Loses Valued Professional
Susan Hollander, vice president of operations with National Surgical Care (NSC) died unexpectedly Monday, May 26. A press release sent by NSC notes that Hollander was an industry leader and beloved NSC team member. “She leaves behind a life marked with significant personal and professional achievements,” the release says. Susan Hollander, a recognized ASC industry leader, died May 26.Hollander devoted ...(More)
6/4/2008
Whole Milk Just as Effective as Oral Contrast Agent
An item commonly found in many homes – whole milk – is just as effective, costs less and is easier on the patient than a diluted (0.1 percent) barium suspension that is also commonly used as an oral contrast agent in conjunction with computed tomography (CT) to examine the gastrointestinal tract, a new study finds.The study included 215 patients undergoing ...(More)
6/2/2008
Practices Incorporate Mental Health Screening
SALT LAKE CITY — Staff at Intermountain Healthcare’s Bryner Clinic started screening patients 10 years ago for mental health issues — such as depression and anxiety — as part of its primary care practice. This began as a pilot project, but now Intermountain physicians are using the practice regularly and several healthcare facilities nationwide are following, the Deseret News reported ...(More)
6/2/2008
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