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An article published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that an underutilized tool in patient care may be the patients themselves.

A study in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found that 92 percent of medical students think that a strong knowledge of antimicrobials is important for their careers, and 90 percent want more education on proper use of antimicrobials.

Medline Industries announced the launch of AVE., its new line of scrubs designed to provide style, sophistication and comfort.

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health announced the creation of the first national organization for nurse care coordinator and population health management team member support.

An improvement advisor for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Rebecca Steinfeld, described plan, do, study, act pitfalls healthcare organizations should avoid in an IHI Q&A article.

Understanding how healthcare processes and people work separately and together, called a systems approach, can help improve healthcare quality and lower costs, according to a report by participants in the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care.

St. Joseph, Mich.-based Lakeland Healthcare's Community Bone and Joint in Watervliet, Mich., announced that Jeffrey T. Postma, DO, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined its medical staff, according to a Southwest Michigan's Second Wave report.

Barry Katz, MD, an orthopedic radiologist in New York, has designed the Ektio shoe to help curb ankle injuries.

Scott Kitchel, MD, presented on Spinal Elements' Ti-Bond PEEK device at the Spine Technology and Educational Group meeting in Mexico last month.

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., received a fine for almost harvesting the organs of a woman who, contrary to physicians' beliefs, was alive, according to a Syracuse Post-Standard report.