Utah Governor Gary Herbert has announced the resignation of Stephen Fletcher, executive director of the department of technology services under the Utah Department of Health, following the large data breach in April that exposed hundreds of thousands of online patient…
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Healthcare organizations should consider auditing healthcare-acquired infection data prior to reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Ill., has promoted Laurence Dry to vice president of strategy and operations, according to a Courier-News report.
Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., has named Geoffrey Smallwood, MD, as CMO.
Researchers found use of antimicrobial ceftriaxone was linked to increased risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococci bloodstream infection, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology seeks comments for the governance of a nationwide health information network, according to a Federal Register report.
HHS has launched a new web-based tool intended to make it easier for consumers to monitor and measure the nation's healthcare system's performance.
Psychiatric patients' emergency department length of stay was 11.5 hours on average, according to a study (pdf) in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Southeast Volusia Hospital District and Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., have reached a settlement with the law firm it accused of giving faulty legal advice during a merger with Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System, according…
Cleveland Clinic announced the opening of a new infusion suite at Medina (Ohio) Hospital.