Safe and effective injection practices are a cornerstone of any facility's infection prevention processes.
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Health information technology is enhancing care coordination and the quality of care, based on a Council of Accountable Physician Practices-sponsored survey, according to Medscape.
CMS released the results for its 2014 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program, which cited the states with the highest rates and lowest rates of hospital transfers/admissions.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center researchers compared the use of multimodal analgesia versus patient-controlled analgesia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, according to a study published in Spine.
When entering risk-based contracts it is imperative that healthcare organizations appropriately stratify the risk of patients, based on a Chilmark Research report, according to Information Management.
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The White House vetoed House Republicans $1.1 billion Zika-funding bill, according to The Hill.
Medical Economics laid out ways for providers to maintain high quality while also lowering costs.
According to Zika disease experts, only pregnant women and people planning to start a family need to fear the virus, Yahoo! Sports reports.
Hospitals can help mitigate MRSA infections by screening patients to identify if they carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, according to MedPage Today.
Clinical nurse specialists can help enhance quality of healthcare, especially in three key areas, according to HealthLeaders Media.