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Researchers concluded an audit of hospital records may change true healthcare-associated infection rates and provide a more accurate depiction of hospital performance in federal data, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Read the full report…

Researchers concluded lower use of antimicrobial ceftriaxone may improve infection prevention efforts, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on ceftriaxone.

Richard Francis, Jr., has served as chairman of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare since March 2002 and as CEO and a director of the company since its inception in 1999. Under his leadership, Symbion became a publicly held company and an…

Catholic Healthcare Partners shared its guidelines for responding to serious adverse events with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which organizes resources to help healthcare leaders effectively manage the aftermath of serious organizational events, including medical errors.

Boston Scientific Corp. has announced a new partnership with Royal Philips Electronics that will permit Philips to sell Boston Scientific imaging equipment, according to a news release.

AxioMed Spine Corp. has announced it has received the CE mark approval for its Freedom cervical disc, according to a news release.

The following article is a Q&A with Wava Truscott, PhD, MBA, Director of Medical Science & Education for Kimberly-Clark Health Care.

Here are eight tools and resources designed to help healthcare providers improve the patient experience and boost patient satisfaction scores.

Tom Yerden is the owner of TRY Health Care Solutions in North Fork, Idaho, an outpatient surgery management consulting firm.

Hospira has recalled one lot of pre-filled cartridges containing hydromorphone because the glass cartridges could contain too much medicine, the company said.