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The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority offers translated consumer tips, ranging from falls prevention to imaging safety, for Spanish-speaking patients and their families.

Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center in Tigard has implemented a "quiet zone" policy that prohibits all healthcare personnel from using electronic devices in patient care areas, according to an Oregon Patient Safety Commission article.

Midtown Surgery Center in New York recently declared that its ambulatory surgery center is the first in the state to perform robot-assisted MAKOplasty, according to an AZ Robotics report.

Amerinet has announced it has signed an agreement with Covidien for vascular therapy products, according to a news release.

Intronix Technologies Corp., based on Ontario, Canada, has announced its Myoguide needle electromyographic-guided injection system has received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a news release.

The Colorado Board of Pharmacy has denied Medicaid officials and a private insurer access to the state's prescription drug registry, according to a Denver Post report.

Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty may benefit more from intra-articular catheters filled with bupivacaine than opioids, according to a study reported on Ortho SuperSite.

As of April 1, the following retail clinic operators were the largest in the country with the specified number of clinics.

The University of Nebraska at Kearny has received a $15 million grant to expand its nursing education program in an effort to reduce the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas of the state, according to a Kearney Hub report.

Seven spine surgeons discuss the number of cases they could bring into an ambulatory surgery center.