A West Des Moines, Iowa urologist has been fined $5,000 by the Iowa Board of Medicine and is not permitted to practice general surgery after being accused of poor record-keeping and doing "overly aggressive" operations, according to a Des Moines…
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A study published in the AORN Journal assessed methods of preventing transmissible infections in the perioperative setting, according to the study's abstract.
The Department of Health & Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will award $34 million for projects focused on preventing healthcare-associated infections, according to an AHRQ news release.
In response to the Becker's Hospital Review report, "CMS Final Rule Includes 23% Cut to Medicare Physician Fees," a comment attributed to the American Medical Association read as the following:
Here are eight best practices orthopedic-driven ASCs can adopt to ensure their long-term success.
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Susan A. Dolan, RN, MS, CIC, public policy committee chair of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, spoke at an American Nurses Association event marking the 10-year anniversary of the federal Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, according…
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Regent Surgical Health has named John Phelps III as its new director of physician marketing.
Jane Kirk MSN, RN, CIC, clinical specialist, advised GOJO Industries, a leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings, about the basics of good hand hygiene practices. Even with all of the technology that…
Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital has agreed to pay the U.S. government $5.15 million in order to settle allegations that the hospital filed fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to a Pacific Coast Business Times news report.