Dr. Edo McGowan, medical geo-hydrology, shared the following thoughts in response to the Becker's ASC Review column "Rhode Island Hospital Researcher Says MRSA Infection May Be Seasonal."
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released hospital-acquired conditions data on the CMS website.
A study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting found an association between the use of covered stents for treatment of pseudoaneurysms in arteriovenous grafts and an increased risk of graft infection, according to a Renal…
Few physicians say the Hippocratic Oath strongly influences their practice of medicine, according to an article published March 14 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
IRS issues notice of tax exempt status of ACOs {click here}. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice laying out its views on how participation in an accountable care organization could affect a non-profit hospital's tax-exempt status, and the…
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Investigators into infections caused by contaminated intravenous feeding bags at six different Alabama hospitals which resulted in nine deaths in March have announced they found the same bacteria present in the bags at the pharmacy which prepared the bags, according…
The Food and Drug Administration is facing questions from two U.S. senators who wondered why the FDA failed to take public action over manufacturing sterility and contamination problems at Triad Group despite the FDA's knowledge of the issues dating back…
Access MediQuip, a national provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions, has announced the launching of a new quarterly electronic newsletter focusing on surgical implant devices.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health has released a report on a class of infections acquired in Connecticut acute-care hospitals, according to a department news release.
Johns Hopkins Researchers Urge Providers to Remove Children's Catheters Quickly to Prevent Infection
Hospitals can reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by assessing the patient's progress daily and removing the device as early as possible, according to a hospital news release.