While heroin overdoses are more common among blacks, prescription painkillers overdoses are more common among middle-aged, white females, according to findings reported at the American Public Health Association meeting, according to a MedPage Today report.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a final notice regarding procedures for healthcare facilities and state officials regarding the exposure of infectious diseases to emergency response employees.
HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded $34 million in grants and contracts to hospitals, academic medical institutions and healthcare research organizations to expand the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
Scott Safriet, partner with HealthCare Appraisers, is scheduled to serve on the faculty of an upcoming webinar on "Co-Management Arrangements in Healthcare: Latest Developments."
Surgical Care Affiliates is looking for a dynamic leader to be the administrator of the Grandview Surgery Center in Camphill, Pa. Administrators are the leaders of their SCA centers, helping teammates provide excellent clinical care and outstanding customer service for…
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An equipped, vacant ambulatory surgical center is for sale or lease in Houston.
STERIS Corp. has announced the launch of the latest system in its V-PRO line of healthcare sterilizers, according to a STERIS news release (docx).
Twelve individuals, including five physicians, were charged today in the Eastern District of New York for their alleged roles in separate healthcare fraud schemes that resulted in the submission of more than $95 million in false claims to the Medicare…
State officials are investigating five Lifespan hospitals after 2,000 patients were given the wrong type of their medications, according to a Boston Globe report.
A web-based survey was used to determine emergency department personnel's perceived duties, which can lead to overlooked aspects of patient care and affect patient satisfaction.