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Advanced Sterilization Products has launched the ASP Hot Topic Webisode Series, a collection of web-based videos that address sterilization-related issues.
Researchers recently found neither silver-impregnated catheters nor chlorhexidine gluconate sponges helped reduce the risk of catheter-associated infections, according to a study published in Critical Care Medicine.
Although some industry leaders and patient safety advocates support public reporting of quality measures, others believe the metrics may not paint a true picture of hospitals' performance, according to a Washington Post report.
Riley Hospital for Children, an IU Health facility in Indianapolis, is working with infection control and environmental services departments to eliminate bed bugs after a patient's family shared pictures of bed bugs with local media outlets, according to an Indianapolis…
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Twelve hospitals have partnered in a clinical study to find an effective, practical and non-invasive solution to guide fluid management that would benefit septic patients more than traditional approaches, according to a Cheetah Medical news release.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free, downloadable brochure and poster to help patients understand fall prevention.
The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable patient safety assessment tool intended to help healthcare leaders conduct an objective assessment of an individual patient safety program.
West Coast Medical Resourcesis preparing for a busy year in 2012. After 12 years of running a "one man show," CEO and founder Randy Ware decided to expand his company in 2009 by assembling a strong team. By April, WestCMR…
Robert C. Welsh, MD, an ophthalmologist who helped build the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine died Jan. 8 at the age of 89, according to an OSN Supersite report.