"Persistent" hand sanitizers and surface disinfectants that constantly fight bacteria for long periods of time could reduce infections, patient length-of-stay and hospital readmissions, according to a Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association news release.
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Professional Disposables International, a provider of infection prevention products for environmental hygiene, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene and patient care, has announced it will introduce its new Sani-Cloth EPA-Registered Bleach, a bleach-based surface disinfecting wipe, at the Association for Infection Control…
Here are 10 factors affecting the efficacy of sterilization and their effects, as identified in the CDC's "Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities."
Smith & Nephew has acquired Tenet Medical Engineering, a Canadian company that sells surgical patient positioning equipment for arthroscopic surgery, according to a news release from Smith & Nephew.
In a survey of a wide range of pain management modalities, only about half of treated patients had a response and the pain was reduced only about 30 percent, according to a report in the Lancet.
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Nearly half of hospital materials managers expect supply spending at their hospitals to decline over the next year, according to a news release from Novation.
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Eveia Health Consulting and Management Co., has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers…
A review in the journal Spine found that spinal manipulative therapy has significant but very small benefits for patients with chronic low back pain, according to a news release by Wolters Kluwer Health, the publisher of Spine.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Heart Check America, accusing the imaging company of pressuring patients into expensive body scans that many did not need, according to a ProPublica report. Illinois officials say Sheila Haddad and…
Three employees from a Brooklyn-area clinic have pleaded guilty in connection with a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Dmitry Shteyman, Aleksey Shteyman and Maxsim Shvedkin have pleaded guilty to…