Supply chain leaders from Geisinger Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic and Sisters of Mercy Health System are working together to adopt GS1 Standards among their top twenty suppliers, with specific focus on suppliers they have in common,…
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An increasing number of women are becoming orthopedic surgeons, and a survey suggests these future female orthopedic surgeons are more likely to reduce their work hours during portions of their career than their male counterparts, according to a study published…
This week is National Patient Safety Awareness Week, and the theme is "Are You In? (involved, informed, invested) Commit to Safe Health Care," according to an American Medical Association report.
Analysis of Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council data by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review found that in 2009, Pennsylvania hospitals charged more than $1.25 billion to treat readmissions due to avoidable infections or complications, according to a Tribune-Review report.
Between June 2004 and May 2010, at least 232 adverse events at Pennsylvania hospitals were due to language barriers, according to a Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory report.
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Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has released its Inflationary Indices for 2011, which include industry and company projections for inflation rates over the coming year, according to a company news release.
Health Industry Group Purchasing Association President Curtis Rooney has issued a statement on the recent decision by medical device manufacturer Medtronic to cancel some of its largest GPO contracts, calling the move "nothing short of an attack on America's hospitals."
Smith & Nephew has announced a voluntary nationwide recall of selected lots of IV PREP Antiseptic Wipes, manufactured for Smith & Nephew by The Triad Group, according to a company news release.
Researchers found infection control measures with an added test may be useful in controlling transmission of norovirus, according to an article published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Research findings suggest opioids, with varying efficacy at the μ and κ receptors, produce independent effects on unique pain mechanisms and individual responsiveness for some is dependent on pain mechanism and opioid type, according to an article published in The…