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Surgery patients experience an average of four to five procedural mistakes — half of which cause real harm — during their post-operative recovery period, according to a UK study conducted at Imperial College London and a Chicago Tribune report.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers free, downloadable examples of Scrub the Hub posters.

A study conducted by researchers at the University of New South Wales suggests physicians fail to follow up on tests some of the time.

In a webinar hosted by Becker's ASC Review, Jon Pruitt, MHA, CMRP, vice president of procurement solutions for Provista, discussed how data-driven supply chain decision-making can help ambulatory surgery centers keep costs down.

The Minnesota Department of Health has released a final report about its investigation into an outbreak of blood infections at St. Cloud Hospital in 2011 that was associated with a healthcare worker diverting narcotics from intravenous bags.

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital wants to block state officials from accessing patient records as the health departments continues its investigation into a hepatitis C outbreak allegedly caused by a former hospital technician now under arrest, according to a Fosters report.

Nurses may be accurate and reliable judges of the quality of care delivered at the hospitals in which they work, according to results from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study.

The city of Venice, Fla., is considering a new law that would require future pain management clinics to receive a special exception to open their facilities, according to a Herald Tribune report.

Somatic Movement Center is currently engaged in a pilot study to research the efficacy of Clinical Somatic Education for patients suffering from scoliosis.

American adults made roughly 18.8 percent fewer medical visits in 2010 compared with their visits in 2001, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report (pdf).