United Surgical Partners International has acquired Titan Health Corp., according to a Cain Brothers case study report (pdf). Cain Brothers was retained by Titan as its financial advisor to explore sale of the company.
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Kimberly-Clark Health Care, on the website of the Kimberly-Clark HAI Patient Education Program, provides a free, downloadable handwashing reminder poster.
The following article is written by Tom Jordan, RN, BS, CIC, director of infection prevention for Sentri7 from Pharmacy OneSource, part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The Joint Commission has upped the ante on infection prevention, a move that has…
The parent company of San Antonio-based Innova Hospital is planning to build a new medical complex on the Northwest Side of the city, and is expected to include an ambulatory surgery center, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
The nation’s 178 "worst" hospitals — the lowest-quality, highest-cost institutions — care for more than twice the proportion of elderly minority and poor patients as the nation's 122 "best" hospitals where costs are lowest and quality highest, according to a…
Here are 10 quotes from ambulatory surgery centers leaders on important components to running an efficient, profitable and safe ASC. Note: Quotes are listed in alphabetical order of leader's last name.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education a grant worth up to $35 million over the next five years to improve drug manufacturing standards, according to a news release.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LeGoo, a gel that temporarily stops blood flow, according to a news release.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it has formed a panel of experts to help understand new technology in medical devices, according to a Reuters report.
Researchers at the Dallas Veterans Administration Medical Center found that the use of clopidogrel during polypectomy has a 0.9 percent risk for bleeding in patients who already have a risk for bleeding, according to a news report. Researchers said this…