RF Surgical Systems, a developer of solutions for the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges, has announced it has entered into a three-year agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance, according to an RF Surgical news release (pdf).
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A new study found 44 percent of patients with glaucoma vision loss fell at least once during a one-year period, and 31 percent experienced falls resulting in injury, according to findings published in the November issue of Optometry and Vision…
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the FDA hosted the 2011 Medical Device Reprocessing Summit to discuss challenges of reprocessing reusable medical devices.
The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. Do you have a scanner that can direct documents to your email? Do you use electronic faxing, or fax to email? Have you…
A faulty smoke detector found in a utility closet at Allegiance Health Surgery Center in Jackson, Miss., forced the entire building to evacuate on Tuesday afternoon, according to an MLive report.
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The operating room should be a key target for ambulatory surgery center infection control programs because it is the source of many infections, such as surgical site infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Reducing the risk of these infections and…
The FDA has extended the comment period on it "510(k) Device Modifications: Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device" document until Nov. 28, according to a Mass Device report.
The most hazardous health technology for 2012 is alarms, according to an ECRI Institute white paper.
The sterilization equipment and supplies market is expected to reach $3.31 billion by 2017, spurred by growing concerns over infection disease outbreaks, increased medical device reprocessing and industry regulations, according to a Global Industry Analysts report.
Researchers found spinal cord stimulation is not a cost-effective treatment for failed back surgery syndrome among patients receiving workers' compensation, according to findings published in Spine journal.