The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the PillCam SB video capsule, including clearance to promote its use in monitoring lesions that may indicate Crohn's disease, according to a Given Imaging news release.
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Hospitals across the country are doing their part during Patient Safety Awareness Week to increase education and awareness about patient safety.
The ASC Quality Collaboration has released a series of toolkits to assist surgery centers in their infection prevention efforts.
In the last two years, the city of Hastings in Nebraska has experienced the brunt of the economic downturn: In one year, the community experienced a 10 percent decrease in its workforce. For ambulatory surgery centers in small communities, economic…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued an evidence-based handbook for nurses focusing on patient safety and quality.
Tom Yerden, owner of TRY Health Care Solutions in North Fork, Idaho, offers eight observations about physician-hospital joint ventures.
A new $3.1 million ambulatory surgery center is currently under development in Randolph, N.C., according to a report from The Business Journal. Central Piedmont Surgery Center will be a joint venture between Randolph Hospital, local physicians and ASC developer…
Institute of Healthcare Improvement Fellow: Transparency and Openness Vital to Patient Safety, Trust
Transparency and openness with patients is an important part of improving communication in healthcare, especially when there is an adverse outcome involved, said James Conway, adjunct lecturer at Harvard School of Public Health and senior fellow at the Institute for…
Two months into the healthcare industry's "GLN Sunrise," 566 healthcare organizations report they are amending their business processes and technologies to meet the sunrise requirements, according to a GS1 news release.
A sterile C-arm drape or C-armor could effective reduce the risk of surgical site infections while also improving intraoperative workflow and healthcare cost-savings, according to a study published in Patient Safety in Surgery.