In November, The Joint Commission released data from a surgical site infection project led by its Center for Transforming Healthcare in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons. The project began in August 2010 and focused on reducing colorectal SSIs.…
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NY SportsMed in New York, welcomes Suzanne Gutiérrez Teissonniere, MD, to its staff.
The acute pain drug market will increase to $17.4 billion through 2021 in the United Sates, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan, finds Decision Resources, in Burlington, Mass., a research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare…
University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City announced it has posted patients' ranking and comments of physicians on its website.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free staff safety assessment through its program "On the CUSP: Stop BSI," which uses the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to prevent central line-associated blood stream infections.
Nearly 90 percent of students believe it is extremely important for health professions schools to provide training or skills in patient safety, according to a survey (pdf) by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
President and CEO, David Odell, leads the finance and partnership management for MedBridge, an ambulatory surgery center development and management company. Mr. Odell has led MedBridge in the development and management of five California ASCs and the revenue cycle management…
Medical errors related to injectable medications cost U.S. payors up to $5.1 billion in additional costs annually, according to a study in American Health & Drug Benefits.
Hand surgeon Jack Drewniany, MD, recently published a book about his life and changes for the medical profession over the last 50 years, according to a report from The Florida Times-Union.