The Niagara Health Quality Coalition, which reports New York hospitals’ performance in infection rates, readmissions rate, mortality rates and more, may be endangered due to lack of funding, according to a Post-Standard report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…
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Two California physicians, both already under fire from the Medical Board of California, now face a lawsuit following a patient's death, according to an LA Times report.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reviewed additional documentation from Carlisle (Penn.) Regional Medical Center and found staffing levels were not the cause of two patient deaths as previously believed, according to a hospital statement published in a Sentinel report.
Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital has been fined $50,000 after a metal clamp was left in a patient, according to a Press Enterprise report.
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force has brought charges against 91 individuals nationwide, including physicians, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in schemes involving about $295 million in false billing, according to a news release from the Department…
The CDC has created a free, downloadable poster addressing frequently asked questions about surgical site infections.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries provides a free, downloadable presentation on bloodborne pathogens.
Alan B. Kravitz, MD, a general surgeon and investor at Montgomery Surgery Center in Rockville, Md., and an advisor for Surgical Care Affiliates' supply chain team, discusses seven ways to reduce the costs of surgical supplies.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Interventional Management Services has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held Oct.…
MEDISISS, a single-use device reprocessor serving ambulatory surgery centers, has announced the introduction of an advanced shaver sharpening system, according to a news release from MEDISISS.