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What it does: Since 2005, the Laser Spine Institute has performed minimally invasive endoscopic procedures as an alternative to open-neck and back surgery. The company operates regional spine centers in Houston, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Tampa, Fla.
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State-based Republican opposition to implementation of the healthcare reform law forced federal officials to scramble over the past six months to design and launch far more local health insurance exchanges than originally anticipated.
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For children with chronic medical conditions, being stuck in a hospital can be, at times, scary, stressful, lonely and even mind-numbingly boring. But at Miami Children's Hospital, young patients and their families will be able to channel those feelings into creative art projects during two...
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A federal judge Wednesday rejected a key part of a new Florida medical-malpractice law, saying it conflicts with federal requirements designed to prevent the improper disclosure of patients' health information.
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Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has formed a partnership with the other heavy hitter in its market—Florida Hospital's Tampa Bay Network—to offer joint services and programs, and expand its geographic scope.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Imaging Diagnostic Systems, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based medical technology company, of misleading investors about its progress in obtaining government approval for a laser-based breast imaging system and with not disclosing the company's "severe"...
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Kenda West, a former health IT executive at Johns Hopkins Medicine, joined clinical communications company Voalte as COO.
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A company that has for decades helped people enroll in Medicaid says it won't be able to sign up people for insurance under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because there is too much scrutiny over a so-called navigator program.
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The outreach workers known as navigators won't be allowed to help people sign up for health insurance on the grounds of county health departments, according to a memo from the Florida Department of Health.
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The first construction projects with designs influenced by the healthcare-specific standards under the LEED program are just now being certified, with a Texas children's hospital leading the way.
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