The Joint Commission has published the first 2011 edition of Ambulatory Advisor.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced its eighth annual National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report, according to an agency news release.
Medical equipment suppliers are finding it hard to remain financially viable as CMS rolls out a new competitive bidding program, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business news report.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced its eighth annual National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report, according to an agency news release.
Integra LifeSciences has reported total fourth quarter revenues of $194.1 million, reflecting a 6 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
Among the many pain scales that pain management physicians can use to evaluate pain, the Global Pain Scale can serve as a reliable and effective alternative to other pain assessments, researchers suggest.
Joe Zuerker, MD, Leann Serbousek, MD, Randy Kakish, MD, Karen Kindley, MD, and Vijay Prabhu, MD, all board-certified gastroenterologists, have joined the medical staff of Mercy Clinic in Oklahoma City, according to a NewsOK news report.
The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare has named bloodborne pathogen exposure, safe patient handling, respiratory protection and workplace violence as its top four safety concerns, according to an Occupational Health & Safety news report.
Hospitals continue to show great hesitancy and resistance over the issue of public reporting of hospital errors, while consumer advocates say greater transparency is needed for accountability and improved patient safety, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Stuart Katz, FACHE, CASC, executive director of Tucson (Ariz.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center, share five ways his surgery center tracked and lowered orthopedic case costs.