Kenneth Pettine, MD, is a spine surgeon and the founder of the Spine Institute and Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center and Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine.
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Provena United Samaritans Medical Center has made moves to acquire Danville HealthCare, which could benefit area patients in need of complex outpatient surgery, according to a Commercial-News report.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has designed the Medicare Summary Notice, according to an AAPC report.
ProMed Alliance, a subsidiary of Peer Review Mediation & Arbitration, a medical services business development company, has announced it has formed an accountable care organization that includes a surgery center.
Healthcare environmental service workers’ attitudes and beliefs could influence the effectiveness of their work, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on environmental cleanliness.
Researchers suggest positive messages about hand hygiene on computer screen savers may lead to greater compliance to hand hygiene practices, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on…
Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Hospital has been cited by the health department for failing to implement policy that would have prevented an unqualified individual from performing a patient care task, according to a Californian report. Read the full report in…
The Surgery Center of Pennsylvania's anesthesia leadership, William Goldstein, MD, and Bill Isaacson, MD, have selected Premier Anesthesia to support provision of anesthesia to the center, according to a news release.
The Joint Commission is seeking the public's input on best practices for managing clinical alarm systems.
The Advanced Medical Technology Association has announced its release of a new study that the association says shows the negative implications of a significant change to the U.S. advanced medical technology industry's operating environment, according to a news release.