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The Kaye/Bassman Foundation has announced it has donated more than $1 million dollars to its charitable beneficiaries since the not-for-profit organization's inception in 2001.
New research from the University of Virginia suggests that surgical ICU death rates may be declining and drug-resistant infections are not likely to be a significant factor in overall mortality rates, according to an American College of Surgeons news release.
Surgeons at Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University in Detroit are developing a faster, less expensive method of identifying bacterial infections and determining their antibiotic resistance, according to an American College of Surgeons news release.
Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J., has implemented a new influenza vaccination policy to improve infection control, according to a Burlington County Times report.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
This year has been a noteworthy year for physicians and hospitals, and the key structural drivers of change will continue into 2012. Accountable care organizations were declared "the party that nobody comes to," payors began to buy physicians and hold…
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