The ECRI Institute has recommended five practices (pdf) to prevent medication errors.
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Medifocus has announced it will acquire Boston Scientific Corp.'s Prolieve business, according to a news release.
Since January, Steven Arnold, MD, has served as the chief medical officer of Access Mediquip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions. In this role, Dr. Arnold is responsible for clinical programs, partnering with payor medical staff, the development…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a resource to help patients prepare a list of questions for more meaningful medical appointments.
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has received a federal grant to pursue three statewide initiatives, as part of the federal Partnership for Patients program.
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The Tennessee Department of Health has released its semi-annual report on healthcare-associated infections, which showed surgical site and bloodstream infection rates at Tennessee hospitals are below the national baseline.
A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows how seasonal changes in outpatient antibiotic use can significantly alter seasonal patterns of drug resistance.
Florida has reduced the number of pain management clinics in the state by half since 2010, according to a department of health news release.
Scientists at Northwestern University have determined that patients' emotional responses to injury can indicate their risk for chronic pain, according to a Medical News Today report.
An American Medical News report highlighted three factors that a physician practice should consider when choosing a health information exchange: