On Dec. 1, federal officials said nationwide patient safety efforts have prevented more then 2 million hospital-acquired conditions such as infections and pressure ulcers, according to GreenvilleOnline.
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Kennedy Surgical Center's Deidre Conlin, RN, received the 2015 DAISY Award from Kennedy Health for the third quarter of 2015, according to NJ.com.
Siskin Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., adds Tracy Collings Reed, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer and vice president of Nursing and Patient Services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates almost one-third of healthcare providers are unaware of pre-exposure prophylaxis' benefits, according to Vaccine News.
The Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. has awarded $300,000 to five startups in the Detroit area.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is asking providers to help design a new survey of patient experience in long-term care hospitals, according to Healthcare Finance.
The National Institutes of Health has given the Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute a $1.3 million grant to fund research on copper and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, according to a News Medical report.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Press Ganey to administer the 2016 Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.
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