Here are 11 hand hygiene findings from the past month, beginning with the most recent.
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At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, will give a presentation titled "How to Stay Out of Trouble When You Own Ancillaries."
The Joint Commission announced a revision of a Laboratory Accreditation Program requirement related to blood transfusion services, effective immediately.
A study published in an edition of Anesthesia & Analgesia found that forced-air warming does not worsen air quality in laminar flow operating rooms.
Smith & Nephew reported slow growth during the second quarter of 2013.
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Emergent Technologies announced a strategic partnership with DiFusion Technologies to launch DiFusion's proprietary suite of CleanFuze antimicrobial orthobiologic implants.
Brandenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine/Pain Management announced that Mark Blechner, MD, has joined its orthopedics division.
Wrong-site surgery is the number one operating room safety challenge among OR nurses, according to a Medline Industries survey.
Frisco (Texas) Spine announced that it is opening a new office in Plano, Texas, and that it has added David L. Masel, MD, to its medical staff.
SSM Neurosciences Institute at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo., announced that David Neils, MD, has joined its medical staff, according to a St. Charles County Suburban Journals report.