SurgiStrategies News

Cardinal Health, Patient Safety Technologies Enter Into Exclusive Distribution Agreement For SurgiCount™ Surgical Safety Products

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:12 PDT

DUBLIN, Ohio and TEMECULA, CA-- Cardinal Health and Patient Safety Technologies today announced that they have entered into a five-year exclusive distribution agreement to co-market the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge™ System, which helps prevent retention of sponges and towels unintentionally left in patients during surgical procedures.The new agreement builds upon a relationship ...(416 words)

Universal Health Services, Inc. Announces Stock Split and Cash Dividend Increase

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:26 PDT

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA-- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a two for one stock split in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend payable on December 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2009. All classes of ...(133 words)

ASC and Hospital report cards: Illinois Web site with prices, quality ratings and more will launch Thursday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:24 PDT

According the the Chicago Tribune, a state-sponsored Web site has launched, where consumers can review imortant data on medical providers.As stated in the article, "The data include information about what these medical providers charge, how many procedures they perform, how often they deliver recommended care, and how consumers rate their ...(146 words)

MGMA Applauds House’s Passage of SGR Repeal Legislation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:36 PDT

Applauding the House passage of SGR Repeal Legislation, William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE, president and CEO of MGMA stated teh following: “On behalf of physicians and patients, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) congratulates the House of Representatives on its historic action to repeal the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate ...(186 words)

Physician Hospitals of America Give Political Update

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:27 PDT

Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) today issued an update on the progress of the healthcare reform legislation. Wednesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released his long awaited health reform package, representing a combination of provisions from the Finance Committee bill (S 1979) and the bill reported by the ...(1128 words)

FDA Issues Guidance for Derma Sciences' Exclusive Wound Dressing With pDADMAC

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:21 PDT

PRINCETON, NJ--Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a specialty medical device / pharmaceutical company specializing in advanced wound care, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its Guidance Document to support the classification of the Company's BIOGUARD™ barrier gauze wound dressings as Class II medical devices. ...(468 words)

Amkai Recognized among Top Six EMRs by Parsons Institute for Information Mapping

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:39 PDT

Waterbury, CT --- Amkai was recently featured in a prestigious research report that named six electronic medical record (EMR) software systems as having strong user interface, design and usability features. The report, published by the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM), a research, development and services arm of the New ...(279 words)

ASCs in New Jersey Breathe Sighs of Relief: Appellate Division Makes Decision on Garcia Case

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:51:00 PDT

ASCs in New Jersey are breathing sighs of relief in the wake of an Appellate Division decision which settles the state law surrounding referrals and waivers of co-insurance. On November 17, 2009, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed, in an unpublished opinion, a lower court's holding that referrals to ambulatory ...(601 words)

Anesthesia, Respiratory and Sleep Apnea Markets to Reach Over $4.1 Billion by 2015

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:32 PDT

VANCOUVER, -- According to a new report series by iData Research, dental and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. market for anesthesia, respiratory and sleep management devices will reach $4.1 billion by 2015. The market for sleep apnea devices, a large rapidly growing market, will represent nearly 50 percent of this value, ...(342 words)

Redbank Surgery Center Acquired by Christ Hospital

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:14:04 PDT

According to a Business Courier article, Redback Surgery Center, once joint venture ASC, has been purchased by Christ Hospital. The center wil be renamed as Christ Hospital Surgery Center beginning January 1, 2010.“The surgery center is part of our continuing efforts to expand the services of the Christ Hospital, as well ...(81 words)