As a department of HHS, the National Institutes of Health is the leading medical research agency in the U.S.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/24/17

Boston-based Harvard University researchers found older physicians had a higher patient mortality rate than their younger counterparts, according to Medical Economics.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/24/17

More than 8,504 physicians weighed in on the best healthcare facilities for certain treatments in Medscape's recent survey.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/24/17

Patrick Haley, administrator of Freedom, Calif.-based Central Coast Surgery Center, details what his surgery center staff members do to reduce the probability of wrong-site procedures and infections.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/20/17

Robert Wears, PhD, an expert dedicated to improving patient safety, died at age 70, according to The Florida Times-Union.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/19/17

A study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, found that providers do not clean their stethoscope between patient encounters, although it contributes to infection prevention.  By Eric Oliver - 7/19/17

Absentmindedly holding doors, a practice known as tailgating, open can allow unauthorized personnel access to secure areas, according to a blog by The Joint Commission.  By Eric Oliver - 7/18/17

World Health Organization's overall mission is to fight diseases plaguing citizens spanning the globe.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/17/17

The Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge (La.) recently installed the Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot.  By Eric Oliver - 7/14/17

Despite their best efforts, infection and prevention leaders can struggle to keep facilities, especially in ASCs, due to limited resources available to implement a standardized environmental cleaning program. However, as all settings of care are susceptible to infection, ambulatory leaders must have infection prevention on their radar to ensure they yield excellent patient outcomes.  By Mackenzie Garrity - 7/14/17

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fee-reauthorization bill that would triple the amount of time medical device companies have to report device malfunctions for certain products, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.  By Eric Oliver - 7/13/17

Researchers evaluated hospital discharges with a primary surgical site infection diagnoses from 1998 to 2001 to assess whether warmer weather impacted SSI risk, according to Cambridge Core.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/13/17

The FDA is requiring drug manufacturers to provide and pay for physicians' training relating to immediate-release opioids, Medscape reports.  By Eric Oliver - 7/12/17

As controversy around concurrent surgeries continues to brew, The Washington Post ran a Kaiser Health News story breaking down concurrent surgeries.  By Eric Oliver - 7/11/17

The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians issued 17 updated guidelines for physicians when prescribing opioids for noncancer pain patients, according to Medscape.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/10/17

Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Washington Hospital Center admitted Majority Whip Steve Scalise into the intensive care unit after the representative contracted an infection, according to The New York Times.  By Mary Rechtoris - 7/7/17

New research, from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania, claims multiple recurrent Clostridium difficile infection rates have rapidly increased.  By Eric Oliver - 7/5/17

Throughout the year, ASCs perform a large number of cases in operating rooms with the average number being 1,212 cases annually, according to the VMG Health 2017 Intellimarker: Multi-Specialty ASC Study.  By Mary Rechtoris - 6/27/17

The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program accredited Cedar Park (Texas) Regional Medical Center as a comprehensive bariatric surgery center, Community Impact reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/23/17

Various factors are driving the global surgical microscopes market, an Allied Market report found, according to medGadget.  By Mary Rechtoris - 6/20/17