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Patient Safety Tool: VA's Root Cause Analysis Guide

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety offers free tools to help healthcare providers conduct root cause analysis investigations.

Study: Readmission Rates Should Exclude Non-Clinically Relevant Cases

Hospitals' readmission rates should include only clinically relevant cases to be most accurate, according to a study in Journal of Neurosurgery.

Study: Readmission Risk Tied to States' Income Gap

There are approximately 40,000 additional readmissions in states with high income inequality compared with states with less income inequality, according to a study in the British Medical Journal.

Study: Racial Disparities in Opioid Monitoring, Follow-Up Treatment Practices for Chronic Pain

A new study, published in the current issue of PAIN, has found that along with well-documented racial disparities in prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, there are also racial disparities in the use of recommended opioid monitoring and follow-up treatment…

OrthoIndy Provides Trauma Care Exclusively at St. Vincent Health

Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy announced that its trauma services are now exclusively available at Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health.

UB Orthopaedics & Sports Center, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical to Open New Facility

UB Orthopaedics & Sports Center in Williamsville, N.Y., announced that it is collaborating with Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center to open a new urgent care location in Niagara Falls.

ASC Leader to Know: Dr. John Carrino of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

John Carrino, MD, MPH, is the chief of musculoskeletal radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He is also an associate professor of radiology and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Carrino's areas of clinical interest include spine imaging and novel MRI techniques.

Dr. Richard Kube Performs First Coflex Interlaminar Implant in Illinois

Richard Kube II, MD, performed the first procedure using the coflex Interlaminar Implant in Illinois, as well as the first two level coflex implant, both at the Southern Illinois Surgery Center in Marion, according to The Daily Republican.

Sports Medicine, ENT Device Sales Increase Arthrocare's 4Q Revenue by 4.9%

Arthrocare's fourth quarter 2012 revenue jumped nearly 4.9 percent from the same period a year ago with total revenue of $96.9 million compared to $92.4 million in 2011.

Patient Safety Tool: ISMP Medication Safety Self-Assessment

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices offers a free medication safety self-assessment to help hospitals assess the safety of their medication practices, identify opportunities for improvement and compare their experiences with those of similar hospitals.