A study of 180 device industry executives found more than half plan to increase prices of their products to offset the 2.3 percent tax, according to a MassDevice report.
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Merit Medical Systems, a disposable medical device company based in South Jordan, Utah, received a warning letter from the FDA over changes it made to its Merit Laureate Guidewire, which is designed to help physicians place other medical devices, such…
Sarasota County in Florida has set new fines for pain management clinics violating regulations that could cost clinics up to $1,000, according to a Herald-Tribune report.
Provista, a supply chain improvement company, has announced the launch of a new inventory management tool for assist non-acute care providers, according to a Provista news release.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers a free, downloadable sample observation tool for hand hygiene and glove use compliance.
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care provides a free, downloadable placement guide for where to put hand hygiene promotional materials.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will publish healthcare quality report cards for more than 70 hospitals, which showed women in the state suffer twice as many surgical site infections after vaginal hysterectomies than national rates, according to a Boston…
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health has published four priorities for 2012, including full implement of a total product life cycle approach and enhanced communication and transparency.
Results from a recent study showed at least one sample from 95 percent of 20 electronic faucets was contaminated with Legionella species, compared to 45 percent of 20 manual faucets, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
A team of Stanford University researchers have developed a Web-based game called Septris designed to teach clinicians how to diagnose and treat sepsis.