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Nevada Pain Network announced that it is beginning operations by launching its new website.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Safe Injection Practices Coalition offer a free bloodborne pathogens training video through their One & Only Campaign.

A hand hygiene poster increased the likelihood men would wash their hands, according to a study in Human Communication Research.

A mandatory surgical site infection surveillance system coupled with automated data collection led to a high rate of hospital participation and completeness of reporting, according to a study in American Journal of Infection Control.

Significant patient harm was associated with only one event related to electronic health records in Pennsylvania hospitals, according to a study by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.

Some critics of ICD-10 maintain that the medical industry should bypass the 22-year-old code set for ICD-11, but the older system may actually be more beneficial for providers, according to ICD10Watch.

A KLAS Research survey showed hospitals have relied heavily on outsourcing for medical record coding, but third-party reliance is expected to decrease in the future, according to Information Week.

Bradley Cashion, MD, has joined the Augusta Health Pain Management Clinic in Fishersville, Va., according to the Augusta Free Press.

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in Seguin, Texas, is discussing the acquisition of an outpatient surgery center, according to a Seguin Gazette report.

MMX Holdings has officially become MMX Healthcare and has launched its new website at www.mmxhealthcare.com.