STERIS Corp. has announced the launch of the latest system in its V-PRO line of healthcare sterilizers, according to a STERIS news release (docx).
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The Joint Commission and SGS Group are joining forces to offer hospitals the option of pursuing both accreditation and certification to various ISO and industry best practice standards beginning in early 2012.
Twelve individuals, including five physicians, were charged today in the Eastern District of New York for their alleged roles in separate healthcare fraud schemes that resulted in the submission of more than $95 million in false claims to the Medicare…
State officials are investigating five Lifespan hospitals after 2,000 patients were given the wrong type of their medications, according to a Boston Globe report.
A web-based survey was used to determine emergency department personnel's perceived duties, which can lead to overlooked aspects of patient care and affect patient satisfaction.
The Creighton University Health Services Research and Patient Safety provides a free, downloadable Medication Safety Best Practices Guide for Ambulatory Care Use.
The Premier Safety Institute hosts a free, downloadable Ambulatory Patient Safety Toolkit.
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has announced it has received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a WHASC news release.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., is planning to develop a new ambulatory surgery center in Skokie, Ill., according to a LakeForester report.
A recent Somnia Anesthesia Services blog post discusses misconceptions about Propofol and features insight from Robert Goldstein, MD, Somnia's chief medical officer and a board-certified anesthesiologist.