The Pennsylvania Department of Health‘s 2010 report shows central-line blood stream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections dropped 24.4 percent and 13.2 percent, respectively. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on Pennsylvania hospital infections.
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Researchers have found that people discount the pain of people they do not like, according to a study published in the October 2011 issue of Pain.
Thomson Reuters has launched a clinical intelligence dashboard to help infection preventionists manage and reduce hospital-acquired infections, according to a company release.
According to the 2011–2012 HDMA Factbook, prescription sales through primary healthcare distributors reached $268 billion in 2010 and represented 87 percent of all pharmaceutical sales in the country, a Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research news release said.
The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association has changed its name to the Healthcare Supply Chain Association, according to an association news release.
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Nervomatrix, an Israeli pain-relief neurostimulation device company, received a $3.5 million investment and plans to create its North American headquarters in Akron, Ohio, according to a MedCity News report.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Palestine (Texas) Regional Medical Center has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).
RF Surgical Systems, a developer of solutions for the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges, has announced Memorial University Medical Center, based in Savannah, Ga., has implemented the company's RF Assure Detection System in all of its operating rooms,…
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances, has passed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's Series 24 licensing exam, according to a news release.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has named Michael J. Sweeney, MD, MBA, as its chief medical officer, according to an Amerinet news release.