French Hospital Medical Center and the physicians that own Templeton Surgery Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif., have announced the appointment of Brenda Gray as the surgery center's new director, according to a Paso Robles Press report.
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In-hospital mortality rates, an oft-used measure of hospital quality, may not be a reliable indicator of high quality care, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The newly expanded Utah Hospital Comparison Report shows state hospitals are doing better overall than the rest of the nation in some measures, including in-hospital deaths among patients with heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
ZirMed, a provider of revenue management solutions, has announced a partnership with AmkaiSolutions, a provider of software solutions to ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals and affiliated practices and clinics, according to a ZirMed news release.
Here are 17 key administrative recommendations for the prevention of bloodborne pathogen transmission, outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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One in three dollars spent on healthcare in Florida is spent on unnecessary tests and treatments, equating to more than $40 billion each year, according to the not-for-profit advocacy group Patients for Fair Compensation.
Donald Rubino, MD, FACOG, OB/GYN and vice president of the medical staff at Newton Medical Center, discussed the evolution of gynecological surgery in an interview with MD News.
Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty improves in vision in patients who have already undergone previous glaucoma surgery and results in minimal complications, according to findings published in Cornea.
Minnesota medical device company KSpine raised $2.5 million that will fund clinical trials for the company's spinal implant to treat scoliosis, according to a Medcity News report.
The FDA has received reports of patients being exposed to microscopic amounts of blood, body fluids and tissue from reusable medical devices were inadequately reprocessed and is working with manufacturers and healthcare providers to improve the reprocessing of such devices,…