This article briefly discusses eleven different healthcare and business issues. We have divided the article the letter into three key sections. The first focuses on hospital and physician issues. Second, a brief observation on urgent care and sleep labs. Third,…
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Greg Zoch, partner and managing director at Kaye/Bassman International Corp., an executive search firm specializing in the ambulatory surgery center industry, discusses five traits he identifies as characteristic of successful ambulatory surgery center directors of nursing.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has launched a new website that categorizes healthcare innovations by clinical innovations, financial mechanisms and integrated programs.
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 64 measures that cover patient safety, cardiovascular care and other aspects of patient care, including 21 time-limited endorsed measures focused on patient safety, surgical care, infectious disease, healthcare systems and cancer care.
A review of the National Quality Forum's activities revealed that although the group completed or made progress on a majority of its projects, NQF did not meet or did not expect to meet the initial time frames approved by HHS…
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has launched a complete redesign of its main website, www.apic.org, according to an APIC release.
Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City administered a single dose of clindamycin to a group of mice and found surviving mice remained susceptible to C. difficile infection for at least 28 days, according to research published…
Researchers are urging regulatory agencies and healthcare providers to take extra steps to fight the current shortage of anti-infection drugs, including multidisciplinary stewardship programs, according to an Infectious Diseases Society of America news release.
Paul P. Lee, MD, was appointed chair of the University of Michigan department of ophthalmology and visual sciences, according to a university news release.
Covidien's board of directors elected president and CEO Jose E. Almeida to the additional position of chairman of the board, effective Mar. 13, according to a news release.