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The National Quality Forum Board of Directors has endorsed 14 patient safety measures with a focus on complications.

CMS is soliciting comments (pdf) on an insurance exchange satisfaction survey.

An estimated 38 percent of patients who have migraines need preventive treatment, but only about one-third of them use it, according to study reported in Pain Medicine News.

NeurogesX, a pharmaceutical company developing non-opioid pain management therapies, today announced that it has received approval for two patents for NGX-1998, a liquid formulation of prescription strength capsaicin.

Fifty projects have received a total of $30 million over two years from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Survey results published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveal that physicians often come to work sick due to a sense of loyalty to already-overwhelmed peers and a commitment to patient care. This mentality can have unintended consequences, including compromised…

An American Medical News report discussed three phases of training for new staff members on the use of electronic health records.

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 16, Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner at McGuireWoods and Holly Carnell, JD, McGuireWoods in Chicago spoke on the seven core elements of cultures of compliance…

Leslie R. Jebson, CMPE, is the executive director of the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute at the University of Florida in Gainesville. After assuming the role four years ago at the new 130,000-square-foot facility, he has been a driving force…

Readbacks — the process by which medical orders that are relayed over the phone are repeated back to ensure accuracy — have been shown to reduce the risk of communication errors and improve patient safety, according to a study published…