Family members of children with a staph infection often harbor a drug-resistant form of the germ, although they don't show symptoms, a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found.
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A CMS letter to its state survey agency directors reiterates that insulin pens should only be used on a single patient.
MedBridge, an ambulatory surgery center development and management company, has made several changes to its management team, according to a NoozHawk report.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute addresses standards for patient-centered outcomes research in its draft methodology report (pdf).
The Bipartisan Policy Center has released a report detailing recommendations for families, schools, workplaces and communities on reducing the rate of obesity in the United States.
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Beverly Hospital at Danvers (Mass.) Pain Management Center is launching a new integrated care model that will combine traditional pain medication and injection services with a range of behavioral health, physical and integrative medicine treatments.
New research from the University of Virginia suggests that standardized interactions between nurses and pain patients can boost patient satisfaction and the effectiveness of pain management treatment.
The majority of nurses surveyed in a Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association study indicated that bar coded medical administration did not make patient care any easier, according to a Fierce Health IT report.
A Florida workforce development group is increasingly emphasizing "soft skill" communication among healthcare professionals and recent graduates, according to a News-Press report.
Prevention programs within Pennsylvania healthcare facilities have led to a significant decrease in wrong-site surgery and falls, according to the June Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory released today.