Recent research suggests three post-intubation practices can decrease rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has added four new experts to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Select International, a Pittsburgh-based company specializing in employee selection and hiring systems, has named John Roppo CFO.
Fourteen hospitals have agreed to pay more than $12 million combined to settle federal allegations that they defrauded Medicare by overbilling for kyphoplasty procedures, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
The Medicare Recovery Audit program has been around for roughly six years now, although it was a demonstration for the first three years. However, fiscal year 2011 was one of the most impactful years for the program. CMS reported that…
Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury, Mass., has revealed a new $37 million health and wellness center that more than triples the capacity of the previous building, according to a news release.
The Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center in Havre, Mont., which is partnered with Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System, is ending its radiation oncology services, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care is planning a series of construction projects that would cost more than $1 billion, according to a Press-Citizen report.
St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Ill., has opened a new emergency room, part of a $31 million expansion, according to a hospital news release.
Net earnings attributable to Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare were $1.35 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, a drop of more than 88 percent from the first quarter of FY 2011, according to an IASIS news release.