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New Jersey's legislature has given final approval to a plan that would force public workers to pay more for benefits, according to a Business Insurance report.

"Persistent" hand sanitizers and surface disinfectants that constantly fight bacteria for long periods of time could reduce infections, patient length-of-stay and hospital readmissions, according to a Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association news release.

A group of healthcare and patient safety experts have called for reforms in the design, supervision and financing of U.S. hospital residency programs to protect patients from serious, preventable medical errors, according to a news release.

OSHA has published a two-page, downloadable fact sheet on how to properly handle contaminated sharps.

Professional Disposables International, a provider of infection prevention products for environmental hygiene, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene and patient care, has announced it will introduce its new Sani-Cloth EPA-Registered Bleach, a bleach-based surface disinfecting wipe, at the Association for Infection Control…

Cuts to Ohio's Medicaid funding could cost the state thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost business, according to a study released yesterday by Families USA.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has encouraged anesthesiologists to "open the door for elected officials to see the exciting world of anesthesiology by hosting a site visit," according to an ASA release.

Trey Parsons, RN, vice president of clinical operations for ASD Management in San Diego, Calif., identifies new procedures that can add volume to an ambulatory surgery center.

Lanson Hyde, COO of Surgical Development Partners in Franklin, Tenn., offers five best practices to enhance productivity in an ambulatory surgery center.

Here are 10 factors affecting the efficacy of sterilization and their effects, as identified in the CDC's "Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities."