Healthcare Supply Chain Association president Curtis Rooney released a statement in response to the State of the Union address and highlighted the critical role of group purchasing organizations in reducing healthcare costs, according to a news release.
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The American Association of Nurses Anesthetists provide a free, downloadable brochure on herbal products and what patients need to know about them before receiving anesthesia and undergoing a surgical procedure.
Chicagoland Advanced Pain Specialists opened a new pain management clinic and surgical facility in Westmont, Ill., according to a Sun Times report.
Medical device makers are lobbying the U.S. government and private insurance companies to cover weight-loss surgery, according to a Reuter's report.
The World Health Organization provides a free, downloadable brochure focused on the "why, how and when" of hand hygiene.
An Oregon Health and Science University study found patients first presenting with colon cancer in the emergency department still benefit from curative treatment such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, according to a MedPage Today report.
The Minnesota Department of Health provides two free, downloadable posters to remind people to wash their hands.