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The Surgery Center of Fairfield County in Trumbull, Conn., completed a quality study examining how the center disposed of scalpels, needles, glass and hazardous waste.

By using a patient texting system, the KU Medwest surgery center in Shawnee, Kan., was able to boost outcomes, save money and improve satisfaction, according to industry publication Mobile Health Times.

Physician networking site Doximity released its 2019 physician compensation report comparing average salary differences among specialties, as well as how salaries have changed at different practice settings.

Surgical smoke, or the emissions caused by cauterization instruments and lasers used in operations, can present a risk to nurses and physicians working in operating rooms, according to The Joint Commission.

The newest installment at Willow Springs Surgery Center is C-arm technology, according to Block Imaging.

Fortune's Fortune 500 tracks the highest-performing companies in the U.S. Here are the top healthcare companies by 2019 revenue:

Cardinal Health is taking corrective actions related to the recall of 9.1 million surgical gowns, which could generate a company loss of $96 million in the second quarter, according to a Jan. 30 announcement.

AmerisourceBergen Corp. is shutting down its PharMEDium compounding business, the company announced Jan. 30.

Healthcare jobs consistently top lists as some of the highest paying, fastest growing jobs in the U.S.