An increase in new imaging technologies that serve as a replacement for traditional visual field testing and fundus photography to test for open-angle glaucoma might come at the expense of patient care, a study published in Ophthalmology suggests.
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The Center for Devices and Radiological Health released the 2011 ombudsman report detailing 461 inquiries, complaints and disputes from 2011, according to an FDA report.
Orchid Medical and Medical Implant Solutions have formed a partnership to create the Surgical Cost Containment Program, which aims to reduce the cost of implantable surgical devices to workers' compensation payors, according to a news release.
A panel in the Kentucky Senate has delayed a vote on a bill that would require pain management clinics to be owned and operated by physicians licensed in Kentucky and be certified in pain management, according to a WLKY.com report.
Based on informal survey feedback, here are perioperative nurses' 10 most cited areas of concern in selecting products for operating rooms, according to a study published in AORN Journal.
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center found 1.8-4.7 times as many surgical site infections through a different surveillance process than traditional hospital surveillance.
Researchers have concluded several risk factors, including elevated heels and male gender, were associated with development of pressure ulcers, according to research published in AORN Journal.
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) is seeking administrators in a number of locations.
Reducing infection rates is always a goal for surgery centers, but getting buy-in from 100 percent of a center's staff can be challenging. Scott J. Trimas, MD, FACS, a Florida facial plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist who serves as a surveyor…
Here are eight statistics on ambulatory surgery center pain management net revenue based on total revenue from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. The trend across the board is that both gross charges and net revenue per case increased as…