The Anesthesia Quality Institute recently activated the first nationwide system to collect anesthesia, pain management and perioperative care data to improve patient safety, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists release.
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Northwestern University researchers have compared the results of their study — which found FDA requirements stifle medical device innovation — with the findings of an IOM study on the 510(k) process, an InHealth news release said.
The Shore Health System Surgery Center in Easton, Md., has achieved accreditation with The Joint Commission, according to a Shoreupdate.com report.
In August, UnitedHealthcare announced it was providing a $1.1 million grant to the Colorado Hospital Association to help hospitals in the state implement a program to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions. The grant goes to the Reducing Hospital Readmissions and Safe…
Trinity Mother Frances Health System in Tyler, Texas, has named Gifford Eckhout, MD, to the job of executive vice president and chief of anesthesia, according to a Modern Healthcare report.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the state of Iowa recently settled a lawsuit totaling $300,000 over anesthesiologist negligence, according to an Iowa City Press-Citizen report.