Recent research shows educational intervention doesn't do much to curb the incidence of retained foreign objects during surgery, according to a study published in AORN Journal.
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Rates of sharps and needlestick injuries among healthcare workers have remained the same over a 10-year period, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
The following article is written by Scott Zimmerman, president of TeleVox Software. As a practice grows and begins to serve a greater number of patients, there is often an increased chance that callers will have to spend some time…
Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has published its second issue of the Surgical Implant Digest electronic newsletter.
Here are 10 statistics on recruitment of common ambulatory surgery center specialties and physicians based on data from Merritt Hawkins' 2011 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives. The 2011 review is based on the 2,667 permanent physician and advanced allied professional…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has opened a grand jury investigation into DaVita, a Denver-based kidney-dialysis firm, according to a Denver Post report. Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita, said the investigation is in its preliminary stages.…
Yesterday, a federal grand jury charged the one-time vice president of Louisville-based National Respiratory Services with misbranding drugs and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a briefing from the Lexington Herald-Leader. Johnny Perry received a five-count indictment, alleging that…
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. Vertebral corpectomy procedures are performed…
The FDA has announced American Regent is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of 17 lots of vasopressin injection, USP, multiple-dose vials, due to sub-potency.
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has announced the availability of new manuals.