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Greg Parsons, MD, is the medical director of the Carolina Surgical Center, a joint venture with Tenet Health Systems in Rock Hill, S.C. He has been on the staff of the center since its inception in 1989 and has been…

Results from a study published in the Archives of Surgery show interrupting questions caused the most surgical errors during simulation procedures by surgeons-in-training.

Two recent studies published in the July issues of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggest high blood sugar and obesity may be linked to a higher risk of surgical site infections.

Amerinet has announced the launch of a new tool designed to identify prospective savings opportunities between a facility's supplier spend and the Amerinet contract portfolio, according to a news release.

Medifocus has announced it has completed its acquisition of Boston Scientific Corp.'s Prolieve business, according to a news release.

In October 2007, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston set the goal of eliminating all preventable harm. The hospital's board and quality leaders had went on a quality- and patient safety-focused retreat that included field observation of practices in…

Dale Rothenberg is executive vice president and partner with DoctorsManagement, a medical management consulting firm based in Knoxville, Tenn. He specializes in medical practice start-up and consulting.

Kevin Tadych, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is a physician-owner and medical director of Northwoods Surgery Center in Woodruff, Wis., a Pinnacle III facility. The multispecialty surgery center offers a wide range of services, including orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology, pain management,…

Swedish pharmaceutical company Orexo plans to submit OX219, a treatment for opioid dependency, for FDA approval in the U.S.

Nektar Therapeutics has launched a Phase 2 study of the opioid analgesic NKTR-181, according to a company release.