CMS’ new payment policy for preventable healthcare-associated infections has led to widespread changes in the healthcare industry, including greater increased attention to targeted HAIs, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report…
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Researchers concluded electronic motion sensor-triggered audible reminders, in addition to other interventions, could improve hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
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An amendment has been added to an Iowa spending bill that would allow ophthalmologist Lee Birchansky, MD, ABES, to operate a surgery center in Cedar Rapids, according to a Des Moines Register report.
R. Fraser Stokes, MD, a gastroenterologist at Southwestern Gastrointestinal Specialists in Uniontown, Pa., has written a column on colorectal cancer prevention for the Herald Standard.
Thomas Jefferson University has announced Scott Waldman, MD, PhD, a member of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, has been awarded a Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement grant to help advance a molecular diagnostic test for colon cancer into commercialization, according to a…
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MD Ranger recently released its third annual physician contract benchmark report, which details physician compensation rates for on-call coverage, hospital-based physician services and other contracted areas.
Baxter International has announced it has completed its acquisition of SIGMA International General Medical Apparatus, according to a news release.