Researchers found nail picks or brushes during the surgical scrub process did not improve hand hygiene, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has asked for the state attorney general's office to rule whether a taxpayer-funded patient safety report can be kept confidential, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
Two years after CoxHealth officials publicly confessed that as many as 76 cancer patients were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation over a five-year period, the organization has settled 27 of 66 lawsuits, according to a News-Leader report.
Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has published its fourth issue of the Surgical Implant Digest electronic newsletter.
Researchers have devised a way to produce isotopes, which are essential to medical imaging technology, in a type of particle accelerator that some hospitals have, according to a news release.
The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable spreadsheet that can be used to compute grams of alcohol product used per 1,000 patient days.
The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable template that can be printed and used as buttons to promote hand hygiene.
Amerinet, a national healthcare solutions organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with Compression Therapy Concepts for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis care products, according to an Amerinet news release.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
The Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg, Pa., offers a free, downloadable obstructive sleep apnea preoperative screening tool.