A survey of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology members suggests priorities among infection preventionists remain unchanged, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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Federal authorities' "nationwide takedown" today resulted in charges against 107 people — including physicians, nurses and other licensed providers — for their alleged participation in a $452 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Richard Peters, senior director of surgery services for Provista, answers questions following an April 18th webinar on "Proven Methods for Accelerating Cost Reduction." Audio for the webinar is available here and the PDF presentation is available here.
CMS has released its manual for the ASC quality reporting program, which provides detailed information on how ASCs should report information to CMS, according to an ASC Association release.
FDA has announced it is permitting marketing of the first surgical instrument set that can be assembled and disassembled inside the body during surgery, Ethicon Endo-Surgery's Percutaneous Surgical Set, according to a news release.
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ProUroCare Medical has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ProUroScan prostate mechanical imaging system, according to a news release (pdf).
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology introduced its first model for infection preventionist competency.
Kenneth Austin, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Rockland Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Airmont, N.Y. He is board-certified in arthroscopy and sports medicine as well as general orthopedics, and his expertise includes treating traumatic and sports-related injuries of the…
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions offers nine patient safety solutions designed to prevent patient harm by medication errors, infections and other types of adverse events.
Using a weighted risk index, the highest-risk outpatient surgery patients have an almost 20-fold increase in risk of venous thromboembolism requiring therapy, according to a study in the Annals of Surgery reported in Doctors Lounge.