The CDC, with support from the CDC Foundation and Kimberly-Clark Corp., have developed a free, downloadable brochure on hand hygiene for patients.
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A nationwide outbreak of salmonella has infected 241 people since the first reported case in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an AAPC report.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has approved changes to the Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment Applications and the CMS-8550 application form for ordering and referring items or services to Medicare beneficiaries, according to an AAPC release.
On Aug. 19, an appeals court ruled against four New Jersey surgery centers in their lawsuit against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, according to an ASC Association release.
Physicians base their decisions to antagonize neuromuscular blocking drugs on the pharmacological forecast and a qualitative judgment of the adequacy of the breathing pattern, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
A recent report said medical device software is under-regulated and recommended the Food and Drug Administration develop procedures to ensure the safety and efficacy of products before they go to market, according to an LA Times report.
A medical office billing clerk who stole patient information and prescription pads in order to acquire narcotic prescription drugs was sentenced to five years in prison by a federal court judge on Thursday, according to a Seattle Times report.
A new trimodality imaging system, combining PET, CT and MRI scans, could improve patient safety and afford better detection of some cancers, according to a DOTMed report.
Florida's pill mill crackdown has led to the suspension of nearly 80 physician licenses and a murder charge against one pain physician, according to a New York Times report.
Natario Couser, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist, has joined Virginia Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialists in Richmond, Va., according to a VPOS news release.