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A third employee at the University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center has been suspended after a kidney was thrown into medical waste instead of being transplanted into a patient with end-stage renal disease, according to a Toledo Blade report.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has opened its recommended practice for transmissible infection prevention for comment.

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study found nurses intercept medication errors more when in a supportive environment, such as one that features collaboration between physicians and nurses.

A new edition to Kansas University Hospital includes pain management services, according to a Kansas City Kansan report.

Bret Bahn, MD, joined Therapeutic Pain Management Medical Clinic in Redding, Calif., according to a report from the Record Searchlight.

Symmetry Medical has announced it has received FDA clearance for its FLASH PAK Evolution valve, according to a news release.

Covidien has announced it has received FDA clearance for a new stapling system, according to a news release.

Here is a list of 10 ASC industry leaders to know.

Stephen Prendiville, MD, a facial plastic surgeon, has received board recertification in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery from the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, according to a report…

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority developed a sample preoperative checklist to ensure accuracy in documentation and safe surgery.