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Kimberly-Clark Health Care has announced the recipients of the HAI WATCHDOG Awards program, which was created to recognize the efforts of healthcare professionals working together to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
Medline, a privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, has announced it has sign a preferred sales and marketing agreement with Mednet, a software development company for the ambulatory surgery center market, in which Medline will market Mednet's enterprise…
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with FrontPath Health Coalition to provide access to the Coalition's pharmacy benefit management program delivered through CVS Caremark.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston has selected ProVation Order Sets as the hospital's electronic order set solution.
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In 2009, Pennsylvania hospitals reported more than 650 instances of radiology procedures that exposed patients to potential harm due to order and scheduling inaccuracies, patient misidentification and inaccurate procedure verification processes, according to a Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority news release.
At Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, 14 babies have been infected by MRSA since March, according to a News Tribune news report.
Research from the University of Florida suggests a few common viral infections could negatively impact the outcomes of critically ill patients, according to a university news release.
Due to improvements in solar cells, a General Electric official predicted solar-generated electricity would be cheaper than power from fossil fuels or nuclear power in five years, according a report by Bloomberg.
As use of oxycodone mushrooms, local governments are looking for ways to control clinics that dole out the highly addictive pain drug, according to a report by the Christian Science Monitor.