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To prevent infection in ambulatory surgery centers, The CORE Institute, the Joint Commission, the CDC and other healthcare organizations will collaborate on an initiative on infection prevention and control in ASCs.

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety marked its fifth anniversary on July 27. In honor of this anniversary, the alliance's founder and executive director, Michael Wong, JD, offered five strategies to enhance patient safety.

A new study indicates medical errors are a much larger problem than previous studies implied, with nearly 50 percent of surgeries encountering a medical error or unintended drug side effect, according to Albany Daily Star.

The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education selected University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center as one of eight institutions to participate in the "Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments" initiative.

Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based CareMount Medical named Peter J. Kelly, MBA, director of value-based programs.

The global surgical instrument tracking systems market is expected to grow substantially from 2016 to 2021, according to a Research and Markets report.

Antibiotic stewardship is a key component of infection prevention, and may be quite challenging as antibiotic stewardship varies across the continuum of care, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, owner of Infection Control Consulting Services. Ms. Segal explains a successful antibiotic…

Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute and Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona University received the first patent for their antibiotic-resistant staph infection detection technology, according to The Daily Courier.

The CDC is providing $60 million for local efforts to combat Zika virus, according to Roll Call.

JAMA Surgery published a study which found adverse events were more likely to affect those surgeons who did not follow recommended guidelines for openly disclosing such instances, according to Medscape.