Within a week of being laundered, 92 percent of hospital privacy curtains are contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria such as MRSA and VRE, according to research from the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
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Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth will expand its corporate operations and add more than 550 jobs in management, accounting, medical coding and billing, according to a Business & Heritage Clarksville report.
The owner of addiction clinics in Massachusetts, Punyamurtula Kishore, MD, has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a fraud kickback scheme in which he funneled drug screenings to a non-profit company he created, according to a Boston Globe report. Dr. Kishore…
Indiana University has announced it will stop using live cats to train intubation in its pediatric residency program, according to a Petside report.
Meaningful use incentive programs will help offset the costs associated with implementing ICD-10 at healthcare facilities, according to a Government Health IT report.
Healthcare expenses for U.S. employers are expected to rise at the lowest rate since 1997, while the cost of workers' benefits will outpace the increase in earnings, according to a survey of nearly 1,600 employers by benefits consulting firm Mercer.
Performing a transversus abdominis plane block on patients undergoing ambulatory laparoscopic procedures can reduce pain, decrease opioid consumption and provide earlier discharge readiness in patients, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Interventional Management Services has announced Stephen Rosenbaum, the company's CEO, will speak at the 2011 Southeast Healthcare Provider Conference, according to an IMS news release.
Researchers have developed a "reliable and valid clinical performance assessment system" for anesthesia residents at all levels of their training, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
Surgery Partners has announced it has acquired its 50th ambulatory surgery center, a facility in Orange City, Fla., according to a Surgery Partners report.