The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent to 9.4 percent in Dec. 2010, with nonfarm payroll employment increasing by 103,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has announced its legislative priorities for 2011, stating it will target seven states over the next year to ensure that a perioperative registered professional nurse serves as a circulator in every OR, according to…
The Joint Commission requires healthcare facilities to develop and annually review a list of look-alike/sound-alike medications that are stored, dispensed and administered.
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According to Rob Murphy, founder and CEO of Murphy Healthcare and founder of ASC Turnaround Group, the turnaround process should center on syndication of new physicians to the center. ASC Turnaround Group uses members of its sales team to recruit…
Limited accuracy of ICD-9 codes in workers' compensation cases may present challenges to analyzing data on medical providers, according to an editorial published in Risk & Insurance.
Linda Ruterbories, director of surgical services and program development at OA – Centers for Orthopaedics, and CEO John Wipfler share four strategies for increasing the intensity and robustness of OA's ambulatory surgery center's infection control and infection prevention program.
Here are the top 10 most-cited health service standards by Federal OSHA from Oct. 2009-Sept. 2010, with specific Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number, description and number of times cited.
Managed Health Care Association, a healthcare services company based in Florham Park, N.J., has acquired Navigator, a group purchasing organization based in Franklin, Tenn., according to a Tennessean news report.
Researchers from the Connecticut Gastroenterology Institute and other research centers suggest there may be a new "promising" treatment for patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, according to a news release.