Researchers from the University of Toronto and Johns Hopkins have discovered a dramatic increase in infections following prostate biopsies in recent years, according to an NPR news report.
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Chicago — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, announces Surgical Notes and Laser Spine Institute as the latest ambulatory surgery center companies to become sponsors of the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain…
Healthmark Industries, which develops products for the sterilization, decontamination, storage and security of surgical instruments and other medical devices and accessories, has launched new decontamination gloves, according to a news release.
The Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has named Dr. Perry Haney, medical director of SpineOne, which is based in Lone Tree, Col., as the recipient of its Medical Leader of the Year award for 2011.
Olympus Biotech, an Olympus Corp. company, has announced the appointment of Oliver Burckhardt to the position of president of Olympus Biotech Corp.
Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of NJM Consulting recently joined the consulting team of Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
St. Mary Medical Center, part of the St. Joseph Health System in Southern California, has partnered with a pharmacy automation leader to reduce medication errors and improve its patient safety, according to a report from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP),…
The healthcare reform law's tax on medical devices, scheduled to go into effect in 2013, will raise prices, restrict research spending and send manufacturing abroad, according to an opinion piece in Forbes.
The following article is written by Michael McKevitt, senior vice president, business development, for Regent Surgical Health.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology published its free "Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections" in 2010.