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The Minnesota Hospital Association provides a free, downloadable 'safe site recommendations for anesthesia' document.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation that would give the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts more power in disciplining physicians, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

William J. Irvine, MD, a former physician at Sutter North Medical Clinic in Loma Rica, Calif., has been accused of gross negligence and improper medication administration, among other professional misconduct charges, according to an Appeal-Democrat report.

The Joint Commission has announced it has released the sixth in a series of animated videos to encourage patients to become active participants in their healthcare, with the latest 60-second video focusing on reducing the risk of falling.

The House of Representatives voted to approve legislation that would reauthorize the H-1C temporary visa program for foreign nurses to help hospitals in underserved areas, according to a Committee on the Judiciary release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…

The South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners' disciplinary action against medical providers has more than doubled in 2010 compared to 2005-2008, according to a Daily Republic report.

A licensed practical nurse from Washington has been accused of administering medication without an order, according to a Washington Department of Health release.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC/Accreditation Association) has released its recommendations for revising its standards for 2012 for public comment.

Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.) Medical Center (CSMC) has announced it received the People's Choice Award at the 2011 annual meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology for its film focusing on efforts to minimize catheter-related…

The Virginia Board of Medicine has reprimanded Christopher Vincent, MD, for causing patient harm on four separate occasions, according to a Roanoke Times report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Dr. Christopher Vincent’s reprimand.