The Global Center for Medical Innovation in Atlanta, the Southeast's first medical device innovation center, has been awarded $3.6 million, according to a release by the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Demand for bone densitometers has been flat for the past two to three years, but recent reimbursement changes by CMS may spur new demand, according to a report by DOTmed.
New research supports the theory that folic acid supplements given during pregnancy and lactation can decrease the rate of colon cancer in offspring when they reach adulthood, according to a study in Gut.
A new study finds that an online, self-paced chronic pain management program reduces the condition's physical and psychological burdens, according to a release by Goalistics.
Capital acquisitions play a large role in the success of ambulatory surgery centers. They affect patient safety by ensuring equipment is up-to-date; physician satisfaction by meeting their needs when delivering care; and the center's revenue by creating efficiencies.
The following article is written by Ann O'Neill, director of clinical operations, Regent Surgical Health. In my last column ("Electronic Health Records: What Does it Mean and Do We Have to Go There?") we discussed the inevitability of a CMS…
A systematic effort to improve flu vaccination rates for healthcare workers has increased flu vaccinations rates from 59 percent to 77 percent at the University Health System in San Antonio, according to a news release from the Society for Healthcare…
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta has announced that an infected employee unintentionally exposed nearly 700 patients and approximately 100 other employees to tuberculosis , according to a local CBS news report.
Steward Health Care System, based in Boston and formerly known as Caritas Christi Health Care, is now publishing its quality performance on its website and formatting it in such a way that compares its hospitals to local competitors, according to…
A federal investigation is examining physician contracts at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based North Broward Hospital District, according to a Sun Sentinel report. Agents from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services issued the district, also known as…