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Avinger has announced it has received FDA clearance for a new interventional chronic total occlusion crossing catheter, according to a news release.

Coloplast has announced the launch of a new single incision sling system, according to a news release.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free central line-associated blood stream infection toolkit through its program On the CUSP: Stop BSI, which uses the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to prevent CLABSIs.

The New Jersey Hospital Association provides a free emergency preparedness assessment tool to help hospitals assess their plans for preventing, responding to and recovering from an emergency.

Derek Rains, MD, has joined Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Ore., according to a News Register Report.

American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons President John R. Tongue, MD, recently issued a statement in response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office's position on patient referrals.

Becker's Hospital Review hosted its Hospital Strategy Roundtable on Nov. 1 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago, bringing together 11 hospital industry leaders from across the country to discuss current challenges and opportunities facing the industry, how hospital strategy will…

Medline Industries has been named one of the "Top Workplaces" in the Chicago area by the Chicago Tribune.

Clorox has developed norovirus and c. difficile prevention toolkits to help healthcare organizations mitigate the risk of pathogen transmission and healthcare-associated infections.

The FDA has released a 20-page inspection report outlining subpar conditions at Ameridose, sister company of the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., according to a USA Today report.