Health Care

The federal Physician Self-Referral Law — aka the Stark Law — is a federal statute designed to curb unnecessary utilization of certain health care services.

A survey assessing universal masking showed nearly all facilities represented planned to continue doing so, with the most common reasons being prevention of respiratory viruses and limiting the impact on staff.

As a part of a comprehensive health care compliance program, every medical practice should conduct regular exclusion screening.

Private equity has had a long involvement with and continues to stay active in the business of health care.

NEW ORLEANS — Remote monitoring of more than 32,000 patients with cardiac implantable devices during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12,596 metric tons compared with conventional monitoring, researchers reported.

The GI Quality Improvement Consortium clinical registry – or GIQuIC – a joint collaboration of ACG and ASGE, has partnered with Health Catalyst to use its new technology platform, Armus Hybrid Clinical Registry and Reporting Solution.

Hepatitis C reinfection rates were high among a population of people who had experienced homelessness but increased even more among those experiencing homelessness at the time of treatment, researchers found.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — To achieve true justice in kidney health care, clinicians must identify disparities in practice and develop a sustainable plan to address them, according to a presenter at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Although improving access to health care can improve transplantation access, addressing racism is key to bringing access to all patients, according to a presenter at the Cutting Edge of Transplantation Summit.

Medical technology company Imperative Care has announced the formation of Kandu Health, a digital health startup that aims to advance stroke recovery and post-acute stroke care through education, resources and guidance.