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A new video showing a da Vinci surgical robot suturing a grape has been viewed close to 400,000 times after a post on Buzzfeed highlighted it.
Company says the technology acquired from LaClaro will enhance the analytics and workflow management tools offered in its service for ambulatory surgery centers.
Aetna is plotting an acquisition seeking "inorganic growth" that could make it a rival for the largest insurer in the country, if the hype of one boutique Wall Street analyst is to be believed.
A new bill by U.S. Rep. Diane Black wants an 18-month period where no claims can be denied due to coding errors.
In a letter to House leadership, Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif. and 17 other Democrats are calling for lawmakers to act quickly on a bill repealing the medical device tax before Memorial Day.
On the West Coast, the nation's largest municipal-operated health plan is trying to mesh its compensation structure with its nonprofit mission.
Organizational differences were just too difficult to bridge, executives say, ending what would have been Boston's only merger since 1994.
While awareness over nurse safety has grown, a new survey by The Leapfrog Group found 40 percent of hospitals fail to comply with all 21 endorsed safe practices in the field.
Although the numbers suggest healthcare spending is breaking out from its recent periods of low growth, Altarum Institute warns that bump seen in March might not last.
American Medical Association says the readmission penalty is unnecessary since other other pay-for-performance programs already measure complications such as surgical site infections.