Urology Associates of Chambersburg (Pa.) has mailed letters to patients who recently underwent prostate biopsies, alerting them of possible infection from reused needles during the procedure, according to a Herald-Mail news report.
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The University of British Columbia's Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine has developed a low-cost prototype pulse oximeter device that pairs with mobile devices, according to a Mobi Health News report.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has sued three medical insurers, alleging the companies have systematically underpaid San Francisco General Hospital and other public hospitals for emergency services, according to an SF Appeal report.
United Medical Center in Washington D.C. is treating as many as six patient rooms after a Department of Health official confirmed the presence of bed bugs at the hospital, according to a WJLA news report.
Elderly patients about to undergo hip joint replacement displayed higher rates of preoperative Mild Cognitive Impairment than those not scheduled for surgery, according to a study published in the June 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
The Joint Commission has published a new National Patient Safety Goal for 2012 that focuses strictly on catheter-associated urinary tract infections for hospital and critical access hospital accreditation programs.
Barry Silbaugh, MD, CEO of the American College of Physician Executives, says disruptive physician behavior, which includes use of profanity, refusal to follow established protocols and even physician assault, "is the issue that just won't go away."
Blake Kline, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence, S.C., discussed the various treatment options available to patients with back pain with SCNow.
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has released a report outlining quality and patient safety initiatives being undertaken in hospitals across the commonwealth, according to an HAP news release.
Anesthesia complications can endanger patient safety, prolong case time and decrease patient satisfaction. While anesthesia has a history of high quality in surgery centers, Thomas Wherry, MD, founder of Total Anesthesia Solutions and medical director with Health Inventures, says ASCs…