An unnamed nurse at St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital has been suspended as the Drug Enforcement Administration and Food and Drug Administration conduct an investigation into her suspected involvement in 23 patients' infection, according to a St. Cloud Times news report.
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Research results showed although more healthcare organizations are implementing infection control programs, there are still major challenges that need to be addressed, including lack of funding, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are investing more money on medical equipment and upgrades in order to accommodate an increasingly heavier U.S. patient population, according to an Observer-Dispatch news report.
The final two weeks in April (18-29), when members of Congress return home to focus their attention on constituent services, present a great opportunity to invite Congress members to tour ambulatory surgery centers, according to the ASC Association.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has issued a statement applauding the recognition given to ASCs from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in its March 2011 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy.
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Researchers found using a computer-based electronic order set helped facilitate timely discontinuation of postoperative antibacterials, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Here are 12 statistics about ambulatory surgery centers and the ASC industry from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) March 2011 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy.
QSE Technologies, an information technology general contractor, has announced the launching of its new SmartMonitor service, which provides ongoing monitoring of key server operations and processes, on a 15-minute interval, for all covered servers.
Baltimore ophthalmologist Arthur Kiely, MD, has been charged with fraudulently billing thousands of dollars for hundreds of medically unnecessary eye procedures performed on dozens of patients, according to a Baltimore Sun report. The 33-page civil lawsuit, filed by the U.S.…
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has released a new educational model to help assess the knowledge of preventing retained surgical items, according to a news release.