Research conducted by Ohio State University suggests that adding ultraviolet light to the brushing and suction of a vacuum cleaner can remove up to twice the amount of potentially infectious microorganisms from a carpet's surface than vacuuming without UV light,…
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Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., has opened a new, $20 million ASC, according to a report by The Berkshire Eagle.
Healthcare has lagged other industries in terms of its adoption of information technology systems. Domino's Pizza knows what you ordered last month. Kiosks at the airport allow you to swipe any credit card or your driver's license and instantly pull…
Editor's note: David Daniel, author, is CEO of Lakeland (Fla.) Surgical and Diagnostic Center. He received the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's annual Healthcare Administrator Award and was recognized by APIC for "supporting programs that have virtually…
A $1 million-a-year initiative has been launched to provide physicians and patients education on how to prescribe and use opioids and other pain treatments in a safe manner, according to an American Medical News report.
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In an article published by Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, healthcare experts called on the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America to focus on the gaps in knowledge pertaining to healthcare-associated infections, according to the article abstract.
A family practitioner from Lufkin, Texas, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges, according to a KTRE news report.
Florida has finalized legislation related to pain clinics, medical offices that treat patients in need of pain medication and medical offices that advertise pain treatments, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel news report.
Federal prosecutors are seeking as many as five years in prison for a Detroit-based family practitioner who worked at a phony clinic in Canton, Mich., according to a Chicago Tribune news report.
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) operates a network of 130 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the country with approximately 3,700 full-time teammates and more than 2,000 physician partners. The company's mission is to care for patients, serve physicians, and…