The National Alert Network issued an alert warning healthcare providers of multiple cases of improper application of "glacial" acetic acid (≥ 99.5 percent) to skin or mucous membranes.
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Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital announced that insulin pens may have been reused for some patients between November 2009 and Jan. 16, 2013.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced that hospital neonatal intensive care units that participated in an AHRQ patient safety program cut their rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in newborns by more than half in less than a…
A team of organizations that led a project to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections learned five lessons about how to implement a large, national quality improvement project, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Hospitals that participated in the On the CUSP: Stop BSI project reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospitals' adult intensive care units by 41 percent over two years, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare…
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An American Hospital Association panel said patient safety and quality initiatives are helping hospitals enhance patient care, according to an AHA News Now report.
Heartland Health has introduced the Mosaic Life Care Plastic Surgery and Dermatology Center in St. Joseph, Mo., according to a St. Joe Channel report.
Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of Sythnes contributed to 5.6 percent to worldwide operational sales growth, net of the divestiture of the DePuy trauma business necessary for the acquisition.
Stryker reported 5.5 percent net sales growth during the fourth quarter of 2012 to $2.3 billion and 4.2 percent full year net sales growth to $8.7 billion.
Genetic mutations that can cause inherited glaucoma can be discovered through early genetic testing, according to a speaker at the Hawaiian Eye 2013 conference in Waikoloa, as reported by Ocular Surgery News.