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Rolando Arafiles, MD, has pleaded guilty to misuse of information and retaliation in connection to a case involving two nurses and several other individuals, according to a New York Times report.

The FDA announced the launch of a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other sharps, such as syringes, lancets and auto injectors, according to an FDA news release.

The School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California announced today it established the International Center for Regulatory Science with the goal of bringing promising new medical products to the marketplace faster, according to a news release.

The first study on adolescents and substance abuse to include mixed-race ethnicity found adolescents of Native American, white, Hispanic and multiple race/ethnicity are most likely to abuse controlled substances, including a rise in prescription medication, according to findings published in…

Perioperative Nurses Week runs Nov. 7-13, and one surgery center in Idaho is honoring its perioperative nurses with an ad in the local newspaper.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has launched the Hospital Quality Program, which realigns financial incentives so hospitals that provide high-quality patient care receive more compensation.

Two California physicians have filed a federal lawsuit against Sutter Central Valley Hospitals and Kaiser Permanente, alleging the healthcare companies used a state peer review process that violates civil rights and due process, according to a Modesto Bee report.

For each 10-point increase in the average safety climate score at a hospital, the odds of nurse injury declined by 40-45 percent, according to a study published online in BMJ Quality and Safety in October.

The following article is written by Daren Smith, RN, director of clinical services, for Surgical Management Professionals.   In an effort to provide additional value to Surgical Management Professionals clients, SMP has initiated a materials management program to examine medical…

Wolters Kluwer Health has announced University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (N.J.) has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).