Smiths Medical has announced its ViaValve safety IV catheter has received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a news release.
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has announced it has opened a new Barrett's esophagus treatment center, according to a news release.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published its 2011 Year in Review report.
Here are 45 new statistics on specialist compensation, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012.
A pilot quality program at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., that developed care plans reduced emergency department visits and admissions by 65 percent among frequent ED patients and generated an estimated $511,000 in cost savings. These results were calculated…
Regent Surgical Health has appointed Evan Metz to the position of purchasing manager.
The Federal Trade Commission supports a bill proposed in the Louisiana legislature that would expand advanced practice registered nurses’ scope of practice in medically underserved areas. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on advanced practice registered nurses.
Healthcare experts and consumer safety advocates have called for a healthcare-equivalent to the National Transportation and Safety Board, which oversees and issues reports on preventable errors in the aviation industry, according to an article published in the Journal of Patient…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently proposed guidelines for Medicare's new quality reporting program.
Here are eight milestones and recognitions for surgery centers and physicians in 2012 so far.