Teleflex, a provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced a new three-year agreement with Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, for Teleflex's Arrow Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters.
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Carestream Health plans to raise the price for medical and other X-ray film stock by up to 50 percent worldwide, due to price increases for the commodities it uses to make the film, according to a release by Carestream Health.
An analysis of medical literature showed a lack of screening tools in the management of opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain, according to research published in the journal Pain Physician.
Boston Scientific has reported a 14 percent increase of worldwide neuromodulation sales as part of its first quarter FY 2011 financial results, according to a company news release. Overall, the company achieved sales of $1.925 billion, representing a 2 percent…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has published three ASC briefs for use by ASC advocates, policymakers, the media and others, according to an ASCA release.
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Data show improvements in quality of care through the Physician Quality Reporting System and ePrescribing Incentive Program, according to a CMS news release.
Rather than integrate diagnostic imaging into a hospital-to-hospital transfer network or universal medical records, hospitals could reduce unnecessary scans simply by loading images onto CDs, according to a report by DOTmed.
Although the Surgical Care Improvement Program includes measures aimed at the prevention of surgical site infections, complying with those measures may not necessarily improve outcomes, according to research presented at the annual American Surgical Association meeting and reported in Internal…
Nine California hospitals experienced a 40 percent decline in mortality stemming from sepsis, the leading cause of preventable death in hospitals, according to a San Francisco Chronicle news report.
A new Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy will give physicians and other prescribers the tools to reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse while maintaining timely access to pain management care, according to a report by the U.S. News &…