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Saddle Brook, N.J.-based HealthPlus Surgery Center potentially exposed patients to bloodborne pathogens after discovering an issue with its sterilization process and medication injections at the center.

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Twenty-seven percent of healthcare employees said their organization experienced a ransomware attack in the past five years, according to a Kaspersky Lab report cited by HIPAA Journal.

MDLinx examined study data to weigh whether physicians should shake their patients' hands due to the risk of spreading bacteria.

Here are 58 statistics to know on the job market and salaries for nurses.

Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined if both overt and covert observation increase hand hygiene compliance.

Here are 22 statistics to know on the ASC market:

Donald McCartney, MD, of the Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Surgery Center operated on two Guatemalan children to correct their scoliosis, NBC affiliate WSAV3 reported.

A study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology analyzed stethoscope bacteria quantities, finding bacteria often remained after disinfection practices.

Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control detailed how educating anesthesia providers on the World Health Organization's five indications for hand hygiene and increasing access to hand hygiene products in the operating room can increase compliance.