A recent study published in Health Services Research suggests higher registered nurse non-overtime staffing decreases the chance of readmission.
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Joseph Burkhardt, DO, of Brookside Surgery Center in Battle Creek, Mich., will be participating in a 10-year follow-up trial of the ConforMIS iUni G2 knee resurfacing device, according to a report from Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.
The Kentucky attorney general's office has released an opinion statement saying county governments do not have the power to ban pain clinics, according to a Lexington Herald-Leader news report.
Ron Bullen, administrator of Moreland Surgery Center in Waukesha, Wis., oversees an ASC joint venture that converted from a hospital-based department to a surgery center two years ago. Here he discusses five challenges associated with operating his particular structure of…
The registered nurses of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., will hold a one-day strike for patient safety on May 6, as contract talks continue to stall over staffing levels at the hospital, according to a news release.
Terrence P. Murphy, MD, a cosmetic surgeon in Denver, is questioning some cosmetic surgeons' use of "awake surgery," involving high doses of local anesthesia without sedation, according to a release by Murphy Plastic Surgery.
The Joint Commission is seeking comment from the healthcare industry on a proposal that would require licensed independent practitioners and staff to undergo influenza vaccination.
Patients who underwent cancer therapy during childhood are at increased risk of experiencing GI complications later in their lives, according to research published in the journal Gastroenterology.
A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests a class of drugs that has shown promise for breast and ovarian cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations may also benefit certain colorectal cancer patients, according to a…
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., will pay $2.2 million to settle allegations that it improperly billed various federal health programs, according to a Boston Globe report. Federal prosecutors say the case began in 2007 when a physician accused the…