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Current cleaning protocol may be insufficient to eliminate multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in patient rooms, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

In a final decision, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lowered the supervision requirements for 22 hospital outpatient therapeutic services.

U.S. Representative Diane Black (R-Tenn.) introduced the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act this week, which would provide a temporary solution to ASC physicians facing penalties under CMS' EHR incentive program, according to an ASCA report.

Physicians in hospitals, medical groups and other provider organizations can expect to see a 2.6 percent increase in salaries next year, according to consulting firm Hay Group's 2012 physician compensation survey.

Merit Medical Systems has announced it has acquired Medigroup, according to a news release.

Aubrey L. Smith, MD, has been elected to the Texas Medical Association's Council on Practice Management Services, according to an AAOS Now report.

Ian Furness, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Fond du Lac, Wis., recently died while vacationing in Thailand, according to the Fond du Lac Reporter.

Abbott has announced its board of directors has approved the separation of its research-based pharmaceuticals business, according to a news release.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition offer a free brochure and poster on the proper use of insulin pens for diabetes patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition offer a free training presentation on safe injection practices.