A new pain management research report by Global Industry Analysts provides an overview of new products and current trends in the global pain management market.
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Spine Pain Management, a medical services and technology company, has appointed Eric Groteke, DC, to the newly created position of senior vice president of sales and marketing and chief technology officer.
Vicki Edelman, RN, is the administrator of Blue Bell (Pa.) Surgery Center, which is managed by Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. Blue Bell Surgery Center specializes in orthopedics, ENT, pain management, plastic surgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology and sees…
Physicians have nearly doubled their use of tablets since 2011, according to a new study reported in eWeek.
An assessment of published and unpublished randomized controlled trials suggest triclosan-impregnated suture did not significantly reduce surgical site infections rates or wound breakdown rates, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. Read the full report in Becker’s…
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An antimicrobial stewardship program led to a 50 percent risk reduction for C. difficile infections; a 13.3 percent decrease in antimicrobial cost per patient-day; a 15.2 percent decrease in the hospital’s antimicrobial budget and 25.4 percent decrease in daily doses…
A radiation technician at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has pled guilty to injecting himself with patients’ Fentanyl and reusing the syringes on patients, which caused a hepatitis C outbreak, according to a News4Jax report. Read the full report…
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Mass., offers a free, downloadable readmission diagnostic worksheet, designed to help hospitals identify opportunities for improvement based on reviews of the five most recent rehospitalizations.
Patients with chronic pain conditions are often 100 percent dependent on their providers for their condition, while they need to be much more dependent on themselves. We know that when patients become more actively involved in their care, their outcomes…
U-Systems has announced it has received an FDA premarket approval letter for its somo*v Automated Breast Ultrasound system, according to a news release.