Researchers found significant variation in hospitals' policies on surgical counts as well as practice among hospital personnel, according to research published in the AORN Journal.
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Howard Gimbel, MD, chairman of the department of ophthalmology at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center, uploaded his first YouTube video of eye surgery two years ago, according to a Loma Linda Patch report.
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Thomas Considine will step down to take a job as COO of MagnaCare, according to an Insurance News Net report.
Norovirus was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals from 2008-2009, making it the leading cause of outbreaks, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.
Purdue University researchers have discovered that the acoustic waves from rap music have the potential to power a new type of miniature medical sensor that stores energy to power medical devices, according to a university news release.
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 24 quality measures on surgical care performed in hospitals and in outpatient facilities and includes measures for hair removal and antibiotic administration.
Most of the surgical implants in the world end up in a scrap yard after a person is cremated, but Dutch company OrthoMetals has been recycling the metal for almost 15 years, according to a PRI's The World report.
A multidisciplinary approach that includes perioperative staff education helped one pediatric hospital reduce incorrect counts and count discrepancies by 50 percent from 2009-2010, according to a study published in AORN Journal.
James P. Alexander, president and CEO of Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo, Ind., and Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Community Health Network, have announced a formal affiliation between the two organizations, according to a CHN release.
Florida, often seen as the epicenter of the nation's "pill mill" epidemic, has seen a 97 percent decrease in oxycodone purchases by state physicians since 2010, according to a DEA report.