The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has developed an infection preventionist competency model to support IP education, according to an American Journal of Infection Control white paper.
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In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (pdf) as constitutional, although the Medicaid expansion provision was limited but not invalidated.
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association has released a statement commending Congress on its passage of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, according to a news release (pdf).
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Essentia Health, based in Duluth, Minn., has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology and pulmonary services, according to a news release.
Ultrasonix Medical Corp. has announced it has received FDA approval for its SonixGPS needle guidance technology for vascular access procedures, according to a news release.
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Synergetics USA has announced it has received FDA 510(k) for VersaVIT, according to a news release.
The FDA has allowed marketing of the first nucleic acid test that can identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections.
FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, and regulatory officials from Canada and Europe, said they would not back down from strict oversight of quality at food and drug manufacturing companies despite the suffering economy, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has released a new Hand-off Communications Targeted Solutions Tool, designed to reduce the risk of miscommunication among healthcare providers.
A team of golfers from Lake Park Surgicare in Hobart, Ind., shot a 60 to win the United Way of Porter County's Annual Golf Classic at Sand Creek Country Club.