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Two recent studies suggest nurses' hand hygiene compliance rate is higher than that of physicians.

Pediatrician and family physician productivity is slightly negatively correlated with certain quality measures, according to a study in the Journal for Healthcare Quality.

Austin, Texas-based LDR's Mobi-C Cervical Disc has been approved by the FDA for two-level indications, making it the only cervical disc in the country approved to treat more than one level in the cervical spine.

Austin, Texas-based LDR Holding has filed a proposed initial public offering form with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its common stock.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "Cost Reduction and Benchmarking: 10 Key Steps to Immediately Improve Profits."

Denver Health Medical Center offers a free toolkit on improving patient safety through teamwork and communication.

Patients under contact precautions had more perceived concerns with their care than patients who were not under contact precautions, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Brazilian hospital workers' hand hygiene compliance was lowest in the summer compared with other seasons, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

East Providence, R.I.-based IlluminOss Medical appointed Dwayne Montgomery, MBA, as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings has appointed Michael J. Astrue as interim CEO and Sean Moran as acting CFO in the wake of former CEO and CFO Francis Reynolds resigning his posts due to a medical condition, according to a Hispanic Business…