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Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina found switching to prefilled syringes can reduce drug waste and save more than $100 per day, according to findings presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society.
Although fecal immunochemical testing can detect colon cancer, it's often at such a late stage that it's effectively untreatable, said Tim Byers, MD, MPH, associate director for prevention and control at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and professor of…
Two studies from the University of Texas Southwest reveal new discoveries about how the intestinal system functions, according to a university news release.
Carnegie Hill Endoscopy, a new endoscopy ASC under development in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Manager for a new center opening early 2012. Aside from responsibilities listed below, this person will…
Surgical Notes will be hosting the 7th Annual After Hours Party at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Kathleen Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CMSCS, PCS, of AskMueller Consulting in Lenzburg, Ill., discusses three critical coding errors that cut into ambulatory…
A simulation program at Union University in Germantown, Tenn., has been designed to help nursing students prepare for patient deaths, according to a Commercial Appeal report.
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) have introduced the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act, which is designed to spur development of new antibiotics to combat the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a news release.
Four common infections seen in healthcare facilities declined in 2010, according to a new report from the CDC.