The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Healthcare Quality has created a Twitter handle for its Healthcare-Associated Infection Initiative.
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A study conducted by researchers at University Hospital RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, found a non-contact electrocardiograph system accurately measured heart rates and diagnosed some cardiac arrhythmias, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Spine Pain Management, a medical management and finance company, opened its sixth regional diagnostic center in Sarasota, Fla., according to a news release in the Sacramento Bee.
Researchers found water infusion for cecal intubation improves patient tolerance but does not improve the cecal intubation rate, according to findings published in the journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) 2011 began on Sunday and runs through Dec. 10.
Orthopedic case volume is a high priority for surgery centers, as orthopedic cases can deliver a sizable profit and competition is high among ASCs and hospitals for surgeons. Thomas Holecek, administrator of Palos Surgicenter in Palos Heights, Ill., discusses eight…
Carol Hiatt, RN, LHRM, CASC, a licensed risk manager in Florida, AAAHC surveyor and consultant for Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of AAAHC, shares 11 strategies to help surgery centers overcome physician and staff resistance to complying with infection control…
The decision that Medicare will fund screening and counseling services to help obese patients slim down has sparked debate about the best methods for weight loss, according to a Statesman Journal report.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a free, downloadable medications at transitions and clinical handoffs toolkit for medication reconciliation.