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Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree, Calif., which has been embroiled in lawsuits and administrative penalties over its quality over care, has turned to a software system that would help the hospital improve patient satisfaction and patient safety, according to…

Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Bright began his career as a pilot in the Marine Corps and is now an executive life coach and motivational speaker working with clients from several industries, including healthcare. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in…

Two owners of a Houston healthcare company have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to bilk Medicare of more than $800,000 by submitting claims for durable medical equipment, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of…

Comprehensive pain management clinics are very different from pill mills, which have been linked to the nationwide epidemic of prescription pain medication abuse. "Pill mills market themselves as 'pain clinics' but operate in a manner far different from the balanced…

Professional Disposables International, a provider of infection prevention products for environmental hygiene, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene and patient care, has announced Nice-Pak/PDI has received the top honor at the World of Wipes International Conference.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is CEO and board chairman of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce VMG Health has been named a corporate sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be…

HHS will be administering up to $500 million in Partnership for Patients funding to help healthcare providers improve healthcare care and patient safety, according to an HHS news release.

B. Braun has received FDA 510(k) clearance for adding 1 gram and 2 gram Ceflazidime injections within the DUPLEX System, according to a company news release.

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…