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Surgery centers are adopting EMR in growing numbers, but it can be difficult to choose a vendor when many systems are tailored for hospitals or physician practices. Here Chad Luttrell, senior vice president of information technology for Meridian Surgical Partners,…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free patient safety culture check-up tool through its program "On the CUSP: Stop BSI," which uses the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to prevent central line-associated blood stream infections.

National Spine & Pain Centers is pleased to announce that Mayo F. Friedlis, MD, was named the honorary medical chair for the 2012 Arts for Arthritis Gala.

In September, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ office of government relations hosted a reception for Congressional members, staff and other healthcare stakeholders to strengthen their relationship and discuss issues such as the Medicare sustainable growth rate, budget sequester and…

Kelly McCormick, MD, joined Hope Orthopedics in Salem, Ore., according to a Statesman Journal report.

Cook Medical has announced it has received FDA approval for the first devices in its zilver ptx drug-eluting peripheral stent portfolio, according to a news release.

Allergan has announced it will acquire SkinMedica, according to a news release.

Choices Women's Medical Center, New York’s  (www.choicesmedical.com) premier women's reproductive healthcare AMSURG Center, seeks a pro-choice Director of Non-Clinical Operations with healthcare BA, preferably MPH, and/or have 5-10 years of facility management and operations experience.

A Senate committee released a report blaming "bureaucratic inertia" for inaction against the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., which produced contaminated products linked to the recent fungal meningitis outbreak, according to an AHA News Now report.

Vitacon has announced it has received FDA clearance for a bladder scanner, according to a news release.