Promoting AVF use seems to have done little to change the frequency of CVC use, study shows. SAN FRANCISCO—The use of central venous catheters (CVC) for dialysis access has not changed despite an ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services changes how it pays medical providers after a billing scheme for catheters tried to scam Medicare out of more than $3 billion. >> IT WAS A MASSIVE ...
More than 100 million urinary catheters are placed every year, and the devices can be lifesaving, especially after surgery. But many of those who use them—about a quarter of users in developing ...
Seven medical supply companies made suspicious claims involving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, an advocacy group found. Linda Hennis at home in February.Credit...Jamie Kelter Davis for The New ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 1,196 tunneled catheters placed in nephrology services that use antibiotics, four resulted in bloodstream ...