Concord (N.H.) Hospital has announced it will pay a collective $205,000 as part of a settlement of allegations that it improperly managed hazardous waste.
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Researchers have determined five factors that may help predict the risk of MRSA colonization among emergency department patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Staphylococci pathogens were found on more than half of cardiac patients with major postoperative infections, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Research published in BMJ Quality and Safety suggests if the first clinician entering a patient room washes his or her hands, other team members are more likely to follow suit.
The FDA, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and OSHA has issued guidance, in which they strongly encourage healthcare professionals to use blunt-tip suture needles as an alternative to standard suture needles when suturing fascia and muscle to…
The board of Miami-based Jackson Health System and leaders of University of Miami's medical school attempted to craft new operating agreements yesterday — including a revised plan for how Jackson will pay for UM physicians — but didn't make much…
Lawsuits between Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will continue, a judge has ordered, overruling UPMC's attempts to stay the cases, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Consumer Reports is beginning to publish ratings of primary care physicians in its magazine, starting with roughly 500 groups in Massachusetts.
As the healthcare industry adopts the philosophy of accountable care, large hospitals and academic medical centers may seem to have the upper hand compared with community hospitals, because larger hospitals typically have greater access to revenue and offer more services…
Gastroenterologist Ira Schmelkin, MD, has joined the gastroenterology practice of Heidi Kolek, MD, at Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., according to a news release.