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The Robert Wood Johnson foundation has appointed Alonzo Plough, PhD, as vice president for research and evaluation and chief science officer, beginning in January 2014. Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review. More Articles on Quality:10 Patient Safety Tools…

The Thomas Jefferson Riverview Surgical Center at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia is the first ambulatory surgery center to purchase the Navio robotic-controlled surgical system from Blue Belt Technologies.

Here are six statistics about how much time orthopedists spend with each patient according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in healthcare settings, according to a report from the Centers for Disease…

The 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference on Oct. 24-26 will include several key sessions.

The Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota now all use the CareFusion infusion pump interoperability solution.

Salt Lake City-based Amedica Corporation has launched the Valeo II Anterior Lumbar Fusion Device, a redesigned device with enhancements for improve ease of use and quality.

Dania Beach, Fla.-based OrthoSensor closed its recent Series B-2 financing round, raising in total more than $48 million.

Provista has signed a definite agreement with National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company.

Amerinet has signed a new agreement with All Medical Solutions to make the company's AMS SPHER HIPAA Compliance Solution available to its members.