Recent survey results suggest the high frequency of false alarms is the most important issue regarding clinical alarms, according to an Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation release.
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In response to the Senate Finance Committee’s report and concerns over physician-owned distributorships, the Office of Inspector General is initiating a review of PODs to examine how they may contribute to cost increases, according to a Lexology report. PODs, which…
Today's hospital leaders face a daunting task: keeping their organizations afloat and their employees happy while battling uncertain mandates of healthcare reform and fighting increased competition for patients, physicians and payor contracts. Paul Spiegelman, founder and CEO of The Beryl…
HCA has announced the appointment of two new division presidents, effective immediately, according to an HCA news release.
New Hampshire ambulatory surgery centers may soon be required to pay a fee of $600-$2800 to cover their mandatory participation in the state's infection reporting program, according to a New Hampshire Business Review report.
A report from Physician’s Commercial Real Estate, a sister company to Physician’s Capital Investments, has written a report discussing the advantages of owning a healthcare facility. The advantages include:
International Infection Prevention Week kicks off Oct. 16, and it will mark the silver anniversary for the event, according to an APIC news release (pdf).
A new study published in the November issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology shows residential washing machines may not always use water hot enough to kill MRSA and Acinetobacter, a Gram-negative bacteria, from hospital uniforms, according to a news…
Hospitals and other providers in Central New York are working vigorously to fight the spread of Clostridium difficile, which was diagnosed in more than 1,300 people from the region in 2010, according to a Post-Standard report.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Carson-Tahoe Regional Healthcare, based in Parkway Carson City, Nev., has selected ProVation Order Sets as the health system's electronic order set solution, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).