In an industry dominated by big suppliers and group purchasing organizations, some small medical suppliers are holding their ground, according to a Star-Telegram report.
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A joint investigation between the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today revealed networks of pain organizations, physicians and researchers are responsible for the increase in painkiller prescriptions.
Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have eliminated morphine tolerance in rats by reformulating the common cancer drug imatinib, according to a news release.
In April 2011, Medline launched its foray into patient warming products with the PerfecTemp, an operating room table pad which allows for the monitoring of patient temperature at the point where skin meets the mattress. Frank Czajka is the president…
A group of medical students at Western University in Canada created a board game designed to teach other students about their roles in interdisciplinary health teams, according to a news release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on…
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Researchers discovered adverse drug events can add $2,852-$3,650 to healthcare costs, depending on the severity, according to research published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Waterless hand scrubs may be as effective as traditional hand scrub formulations and time efficient as well, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
ECRI Institute has released a white paper, which provides hospital leaders an overview of computed tomography, including dose safety, according to a news release.
Parkland Memorial Hospital's interim CEO Thomas Royer, MD, met with hospital employees, urging them to stay engaged after the leak of a patient safety report hospital board members have refused to make public, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
A non-profit group has launched a project designed to teach medical students and physicians about medical necessity, according to a news release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Cost of Care’s Teaching Value project.