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Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas must pay a $50,000 fine for an incident involving a patient who died in 2008 after waiting 17 hours in the emergency room, according to a Houston Chronicle news report. Read the full report in…

A general surgeon from Iowa has agreed to pay $5,000 to settle accusations that his care led to six patient deaths, though he has not admitted to any wrongdoing in the complaint against him, according to a Des Moines Register…

Nevada's Board of Medical Examiners has filed a complaint against Steve Wong, MD, an anesthesiologist, alleging his use of the wrong device led to a patient's death, according to a Las Vegas Sun news report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a summary guide of infection prevention recommendations for outpatient settings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published an infection prevention checklist for outpatient settings.

OSHA has issued more than a dozen citations to Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for workplace health and safety standards, according to an OSHA news release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Interfaith Medical Center’s OSHA…

Thomas Elgin, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Orange Coast Memorial Hospital in Fountain Valley, Calif., has received public reprimand by the Medical Board of California for negligent record keeping, according to official documentation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a free, downloadable environmental checklist for monitor terminal cleaning.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a free, downloadable poster discussing frequently asked questions about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

The Joint Commission has created a new standard, APR.09.04.01, and revised the elements of performance in standard APR.03.01.01, according to The Joint Commission website.