New York lawmakers are proposing a state law banning physicians from wearing neckties in hospitals to prevent the spread of infection, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
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A new study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that more than one in 10 catheter-related bloodstream infections due to Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized adults are caused by infected peripheral venous catheters, according to a hospital news release.
Research findings show that small unit-based care teams can increase the frequency and quality of communication among physicians and nurses, which could ultimately lead to improved patient safety, according to a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent…
Huge drug shortages and dramatic distributor markups on life-saving products have been cause for concern and frustration among hospital pharmacists, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, has sent a letter to medical device giant Medtronic to determine whether its string of recent contract cancellations with healthcare group purchasing organizations aimed to "reduce transparency and increase…
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In Massachusetts, the export of medical devices represents approximately 10 percent of all U.S. medical equipment sold abroad and grew nearly twice as fast as state exports as a whole, according to a Boston Globe news report.
Washington State's Health Technology Assessment Program published a draft decision last week outlining a committee's decision to continue paying for some spinal injections, according to a News Tribune report.
Deland, Fla., leaders are developing operating restrictions for pain management clinics, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.
A Tennessee Senate bill that requires physician supervision for nurses and physician assistants administering interventional pain management has passed the General Welfare, Health and Human Resource Committee, according to a news release by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center offers a pain relief system, ON-Q® PainBuster and C-bloc, which directly infuses an anesthetic in a patient to reduce postoperative pain, according to a Paramus Post report.