Data reported by 64 Wisconsin hospitals showed more than half experienced zero central line-associated bloodstream infections during the first six months of 2011, according to a Wisconsin Hospital Association news release.
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Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital, has opened a $1.7 million catheterization lab, according to a Hillcrest Patch report.
Auburn (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has changed its name to Auburn Community Hospital, according to a hospital news release.
A team of researchers found individuals living in poverty may be at increased risk of bloodstream infections, according to research presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 41st Critical Care Congress and reported by Medscape.
Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, Pa., has opened a second catheterization lab, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.
In the federal government's fiscal year 2013 budget, President Barack Obama inserted a provision that would create a permanent expansion of the Build America Bonds program, which was part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, according to…
A study by Harris Interactive, a market research firm, finds patients see value and benefit in electronic medical records but are still concerned about the privacy of their personal health information, according to a National Partnership for Women & Families…
The U.S. Department of Labor has sided with an employee from Mayo Clinic who claims the hospital discriminated against him after he made safety complaints related to his duties as a courier, according to a Post-Bulletin report.
Department of Health and Human Services recently announced it will delay the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance date for transitioning to the ICD-10 procedural and diagnostic coding set, according to an HHS news release.
ChartWise Medical Systems, developer of ChartWise:CDI, has announced it will exhibit its computer-assisted clinical documentation improvement software, which includes support for the current ICD-9 and forthcoming ICD-10 coding systems, at the upcoming HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas, according to a…