A new repeat medical imaging classification system in a report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute aims to guide research and policy on medical imaging.
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Medical specialty societies have identified a total of 90 tests, procedures and medication therapies to question as potentially unnecessary under the Choosing Wisely campaign.
Michael Shin, MD, St. Margaret's Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Spring Valley, Ill., has earned the subspecialty certificate in orthopedic sports medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, according to a News Tribune report.
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, Calif., have been awarded Center of Excellence designations by CIGNA, according to a Twin Cities Community Hospital report.
Ansell, a global protection solutions company, announced the release of two new free professional education modules on workplace safety.
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1. Montana killed tougher CON legislation. The Montana House Human Services Committee has voted to kill House Bill 306, which would have required a stricter review process for organizations to build ambulatory surgery centers in the state. HB 306 specifically…
The International Guidelines Center, a developer of best practice tools for major medical societies, announced that it sponsoring and organizing a Postsurgical Pain Congress that will address gaps in U.S. postsurgical pain management practices.
Devin Datta, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Crane Creek Surgery Center in Melbourne, Fla., which is affiliated with Blue Chip Surgical Partners. He is also a spine surgeon at The BACK Center in Melbourne and chairman of the department…
The rate of healthcare workers' influenza vaccination increases more at hospitals that have consequences for noncompliance with a vaccination mandate, according to a study in American Journal of Infection Control.
Infection preventionists reported a general lack of awareness and engagement in using health IT to report public health information, according to a study in American Journal of Infection Control.