A combination of several infection prevention strategies called a "MRSA bundle" decreased healthcare-associated MRSA infections in ICUs by 62 percent in Veterans Affairs hospitals, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Joseph “Chip” Skowron III, MD, of Greenwich, Conn., has been charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice in a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, according to a Wall Street Journal…
California’s insurance commissioner has filed to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, a 24-hospital system, of falsely billing for millions of dollars of anesthesia services, according to a California Department of Insurance news release. The case…
One researcher and director at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., says banning physicians from selling narcotics will not solve the problem of pill mills in Florida, according to a Sun Sentinel news report.
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology have expressed their support and praise for a recent Johns Hopkins study about automatic faucets harboring potential bacteria.
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Medical device makers’ efforts to keep their prices confidential will increase costs for hospitals and the government, according to a statement by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management. AHRMM, part of the American Hospital Association, noted that many…
Study findings demonstrate knee pain may reduce muscle function, according to research published in the Journal of Pain.
A device tiny enough to be injected into the eye without anesthetic could change the practice of eye surgery, according to a Wall Street Daily report.
Although nearly 80 percent of ambulatory providers that have purchased an electronic medical record are confident they will qualify for meaningful use in 2011, a closer look at their implemented functionalities reveals most providers still have significant holes to fill,…
SPR Therapeutics is preparing to launch its pain relief device by the end of the year, pending final 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Mass Device news report.