Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Adrian Gostick, global thought leader and author on workplace strategy, as a keynote speaker at the upcoming 18th…
Uncategorized
A study conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles showed that probing a wound with a dry cotton swab after surgery dramatically reduced surgical site infections, according to a hospital news release.
Surya Nallani, MD, a geriatrician, and her husband Srinivas Nallani have been accused of involvement in a $9 million fraud scheme, according to a Detroit Free Press news report.
Global Healthcare Exchange has provided a list of 10 strategies for hospitals and other healthcare organizations on cutting medical-surgical supply spending, according to a GHX release.
The recent opioid-related killings of four people at a Long Island pharmacy have given new life to a U.S. Senate bill that would require physicians and other professionals to get special training on prescribing opioids, according to a report by…
Advertisement
In a survey of people using mobile medical devices, 96 percent said ease-of-use was the top factor in selecting a mobile healthcare device while 76 percent listed price as the second factor, according to a report by the IBM Institute…
A Colorado nurse's suicide earlier this year has drawn more attention to "second victims" of medical errors, according to an MSNBC news report.
Miami-area physician Rene De Los Rios, MD, who has been convicted for his role in a $23 million HIV injection and infusion Medicare fraud scheme, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison, according to a Miami Herald news…
A study of Autonomic Technologies' implantable neurostimulation system for the treatment of cluster headache reported positive preliminary findings, according to a release by Autonomic Technologies.
Nick Vailas, president of Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center Dear Colleague, has created an internet-based blog that discusses transparency in healthcare.