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Novation, a leading healthcare supply contracting company for the members of VHA, UHC and Provista, announced that it supports the Practice Greenhealth's Greening the Supply Chain initiative and its Standardized Environmental Questions for Medical Products, according to a company news…
A gastrointestinal stent for use in patients suffering GI obstructions from cancer has been cleared by the FDA, a Med City News report said.
A petition has been created on the White House Website that urges the government to include acupuncture under CMS and Federal Employee Insurance. The petition says that including acupuncture will "maximize results, end needless suffering & save huge amounts of…
A survey found that even though the American Society of Anesthesiologists and other medical societies recommend multimodal analgesic regimen before surgery, it is only used in one-quarter of cases, according to a news release.
A study from the University of Florida shows that overweight and obese patients do not think their weight carries a health risk, according to a US News report.
The Oregon IHI Network and the Oregon leadership of the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes campaign formed a Joint Committee to plan and develop cross-setting interventions for transitional care, with an initial focus on pressure ulcers. One of the resources that…
Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, is president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa. Q: Our ambulatory surgery center has brought on a new partner who believes we could save money by decreasing high-paid positions, specifically our director…
Health information exchanges are important for meeting meaningful use standards, improving the coordination of care and potentially lowering costs. In fact, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology listed achieving adoption and information exchange through the meaningful…
Bill Rabourn, managing principal at Medical Consulting Group, says most ambulatory surgery centers don't do enough to market their physicians. Although he views ASCs as a place where physicians bring patients instead of patients searching out an ASC, Mr. Rabourn…