The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free, downloadable PowerPoint presentation on selecting and using personal protective equipment in healthcare settings.
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Like many hospitals across the country, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis is implementing several patient safety and quality initiatives to improve the patient care experience. The hospital, which has more than 1,100 beds, is an academic medical center that also…
Kenneth Pettine, MD, is a spine surgeon and the founder of the Spine Institute and Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center and Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine.
Healthcare environmental service workers’ attitudes and beliefs could influence the effectiveness of their work, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on environmental cleanliness.
Researchers suggest positive messages about hand hygiene on computer screen savers may lead to greater compliance to hand hygiene practices, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on…
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The Advanced Medical Technology Association has announced its release of a new study that the association says shows the negative implications of a significant change to the U.S. advanced medical technology industry's operating environment, according to a news release.
The Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce its ruling on the proposed acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts as early as this week, according to a Bloomberg report.
Jay Warden, Senior Vice President, The Camden Group, shares his thoughts on how the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the individual mandate will impact healthcare reform and delivery.
The oral argument on Medicaid expansion, the last hearing in a three-day series of healthcare reform hearings, considered whether Congress oversteps its bounds in this provision, according to a Politico report.
For 25 years, Charles S. "Chuck" Lauer served as publisher of Modern Healthcare. He helped stabilize the magazine, bringing it from an unprofitable, monthly publication to one of the top healthcare news weeklies. In addition to his role as publisher,…