With estimates claiming hundreds of thousands of employed Californians will qualify for Medicaid in the coming years, state lawmakers are pushing a bill that would fine employers up to $6,000 for each full-time worker who qualifies and enrolls in Medicaid…
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Some hospitals have videotaped medical procedures as part of quality improvement initiatives. While the idea of healthcare workers being videotaped may conjure thoughts of "Big Brother" and fears of invasion of privacy, Marty Makary, MD, MPH a surgeon at Johns…
Physicians Endoscopy, the leader in the development and management of endoscopic ambulatory surgery centers, is searching for a vice president of operations.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has appointed Jon B. Christianson, PhD, professor in the division of health policy and management at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as the newest member of the Medicare…
Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Ill., announced the addition of orthopedic surgeon Kirk Green, DO, to its medical staff.
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Lexington (N.C.) Orthopedic Clinic has joined Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., and will be renamed Wake Forest Baptist Health — Orthopaedics — Lexington, according to a report by The Business Journal.
Youngstown, Ohio-based Doctors Pain Clinic is now offering platelet rich plasma therapy for patients with joint pain, muscle and ligament strains and degenerative disorders, according to a 21 WFMJ report.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Dotty Bollinger, RN, JD, CASC, LHRM, will give a presentation titled "Developing a Patient-Centric Business Model: Why Your ASC Needs to Put Patients First to Thrive in…
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers a free toolkit to implement the ABCDE bundle for managing critically ill patients.
Only roughly 61 percent of infection preventionists correctly identified whether six vignettes fit the definition of a healthcare-associated infection, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.