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Three preeminent researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine — experts in memory, vision and patient safety — have been elected into the Institute of Medicine, according to a Johns Hopkins news release.
Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., will hold a ground breaking ceremony today for a new $202 million Outpatient Pavilion.
The UCLA Department of Neurosurgery has received $2 million to establish the Alfonsina Q. Davies Endowed Chair for epilepsy research and to recognize a UCLA neurosurgeon.
John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and chairman and the Peter Walker Professor of Anesthesiology in…
While the use of the da Vinci Surgical System has quadrupled over the last four years, there is no clear evidence that its outcomes are better than those of surgeons without robotic technology, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
CMS will hold a conference call on Oct. 27 to provide information on Medicare provider revalidation requirements.
Data from VMG Health’s 2010 Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker reveals 20 benchmarking statistics for surgery centers with more than four ORs. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on benchmarking statistics for large surgery centers.
The global market for anesthesia equipment is projected to increase 7.4 percent through 2014 largely due to the increased availability of advanced anesthetic equipment, according to a Market Research report. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on the…
Surgery simulations that combine psychomotor and cognitive skills training are more effective than simulations that include only psychomotor skills, according to a study published in the American Journal of Surgery.