A simulation program at Union University in Germantown, Tenn., has been designed to help nursing students prepare for patient deaths, according to a Commercial Appeal report.
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Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) have introduced the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act, which is designed to spur development of new antibiotics to combat the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a news release.
Four common infections seen in healthcare facilities declined in 2010, according to a new report from the CDC.
Surgical Outcomes Information Exchange recently completed a survey of their ASC members, looking at post-operative surgical site infections. Jennifer Green, vice president of network development for SOIX, says that reliable data on the rate of post-operative infections following ambulatory surgery…
Four Regent Surgical Health facilities have received 2011 Apex Quality Awards, according to a Regent Surgical Health news release.
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Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has announced Prakash Patel, MD, the company's CEO, has been named a physician leader in the ambulatory surgery center industry by Becker's ASC Review, according to an Access MediQuip news…
New York patient safety advocates are preparing to lobby for proposed legislation that would make the state the first to require bachelor's degrees for all registered nurses, according to a Times-Union report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus toolkit/presentation, identifies the following 14 core strategies for the prevention of MRSA. Note: The CDC provides a disclaimer in the presentation stating that the findings and conclusions in…
A state audit shows New Jersey may be overpaying for Medicaid because the largest Medicaid plan in the state is allegedly not pursuing fraudulent claims aggressively enough, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report. Comptroller Matthew Boxer has said that Horizon…
William Mulhall, RN, partner with Merritt Healthcare and Chris McMenemy, vice president at Ortmann Healthcare Consultants, discuss the process behind hiring an effective surgery center administrator.