Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a surgical care checklist of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent.
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Medline Industries has announced it is providing 20 free courses for both CRNAs and RNs relating to infection prevention, according to a Medline news release.
Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City are planning to target the health insurance industry with a march and speak-out today, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee vetoed legislation intended to close a loophole in San Francisco's law requiring employers to provide some funding for workers' healthcare expenses, according to an SFGate report.
AORN, in the "Perioperative Patient 'Hand-Off' Tool Kit" developed by AORN and the U.S. Department of Defense Patient Safety Program, provides 10 sample patient handoff tools gathered from organizations around the country.
Only 49 people have signed up for a Wyoming pilot program designed to offer health insurance to as many as 500 working residents who otherwise couldn't afford it, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Gardendale (Ala.) Surgical Associates plans to double its patient capacity in as few as 60 days by adding two operating rooms and a procedure room to its surgery center, according to a North Jefferson News report.
Although higher patient volumes are associated with better outcomes for bariatric surgery patients, data do not indicate a specific volume that would differentiate between bariatric surgery centers of excellence and other hospitals, according to a study by the Journal of…
The College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University will formally welcome a new anesthesia department starting Jan. 1, 2012, according to a State News report.
CMS released two proposed rules this week aimed at reforming existing Medicare and Medicaid regulations. At the urging of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the rules contain no change to the long-standing physician supervision patient safety standard, according to an…