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California hospitals must step up their defenses against antibiotic-resistant bacteria with improved staff training, reporting of infection rates and patient safety...

Researchers: Bariatric Surgery "Makes Economic Sense" - This Just In -

Consumers hit hard by the credit crunch are scaling back spending on some healthcare services, such as doctor visits, screenings and elective surgeries, according to...

Redefining the Meaning of "No" - This Just In - September, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered companies to stop manufacturing and marketing unapproved ophthalmic balanced salt solution and topical...

Study: Statins Raise Seniors' Risk of Post-op Delirium - This Just In

Suiting Up for Surgery - This Just In - September, 2008

"Billing isn't rocket science now, is it?" "Just slap a code on it." If only coding and billing were so easy that a caveman could do it. But it's not. There are hundreds...

Where does this go? That's the question your staff needs to ponder each time they carry medical waste to red and clear bag bins. Making the right choice is more important than you might think. AORN says regulated medical waste...

Physicians Migrate to Tort-Reform States - This Just In - September, 2

Is Your Warming Effective? - This Just In - September, 2008

Spine Surgeons Scrutinized for Ties to Device Company - This Just In -

The common misperception among healthcare providers that the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is not being enforced...

Studies Question Knee Surgery, Knee Pain - This Just In - September, 2

The materials manager doesn't own the storeroom, everyone does, says Rufus Rice, materials manager at Anmed Medicus Surgery Center in Anderson, S.C....

Freestanding surgical centers thought it a good thing when they learned that Medicare's new ASC payment system would pay them a constant percentage of what hospital...

The pricey surgical implants the bane of your existence? Join the club. Skyrocketing implant costs and unpredictable reimbursements make controlling implant...

The Joint Commission's hospital deeming authority is no longer the unalienable right it's been for more than 40 years. That's because Congress is requiring the Joint Commission, which accredits 88 percent...

With vacation season dying down and your surgical facilities returning to their regularly scheduled (and regularly busy) programs, now might be as good a time as any...

To raise awareness of the importance of hand hygiene at Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital, Maureen Spencer, RN, Med, CIC, took a page out of the sales rep's...