The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has released a practice alert that updates clinical guidelines for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
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Public reporting on risk-adjusted mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions in New York did not affect market share or physicians' decisions to leave practice from 1998-2007, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Researchers from across the country, including Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, have recommended eight quality indicators for performance reporting on stroke care, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
The number of reportable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and community behavioral health hospitals increased from 305 in 2010 to 316 in 2011, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Nathan Howell joined St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, Mass., as chief operating officer, according to a St. Elizabeth's Medical Center news release.
UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has announced John Warner as the new chief executive officer of its hospitals, effective Feb. 1, according to a NewsWise report.
University of Louisville President James Ramsey, PhD, broke his silence on the rejection of University Hospital's proposed merger with Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., and St. Joseph Health System in Lexington, Ky., according to a report…
Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, fired a nurse for unauthorized viewings of patient medical records, according to a Daily Tribune report.
Partners HealthCare and Tufts Health Plan, two behemoth-sized healthcare organizations in the Boston area, have reached a new contract agreement expected to reduce healthcare spending by more than $105 million over the next four years, according to a Partners news…
UnitedHealth Group, the largest insurer in the United States and parent company of UnitedHealthcare, recorded a profit of $1.26 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, up nearly 21 percent from the same quarter in 2010, according to a UnitedHealth…