Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has announced it will discontinue two non-sterile alcohol prep pad product lines sold under the brand names Webcol and Curity, starting February 2012. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on Covidien.
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Stanford researchers are currently collecting anecdotes through an online survey to determine the nature of oversights during patients’ physical exams and their consequences, according to a Scope blog. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on physical exams.
Thomas A. Warrington, Jr., AVA, senior manager, and Jennifer Brunkow, ASA, CPA/ABV/CFF, senior analyst with VMG Health, point to several implications — intended and unintended — in the CMS bundled payment pilot program.
Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital has unveiled plans for a replacement hospital that could be completed in 2017, according to a Gazebo News report.
A study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers suggests that free food at hospital department meetings may not improve faculty members' attendance, according to a Cardiovascular Business report.
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle's $2.9 billion 2012 budget has been approved by county commissioners, which includes a smaller subsidy to the Cook County Health and Hospitals System than last year, according to a NWI Times report.
Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kan., has announced a restructuring plan in response to declining patient volumes and uncertainty over federal funding.
Mykl Garrett, COO of Trinity Regional Health System in Rock Island, Ill., has resigned, effective immediately, according to a Quad-City Times report.
Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., is the only U.S. hospital that was named one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters for 13 consecutive years. Cardiovascular programs are evaluated by Thomson Reuters on clinical outcomes, clinical processes,…
As healthcare organizations continue to merge or acquire, some hospitals are taking a more flexible route and are becoming “strategic partners” to tackle challenges unleashed by healthcare reform. Colloquially, a strategic partnership may stir ideas of loose affiliations or the…