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As outbreaks continue to be reported due to unsafe injection practices and improper use of medication vials, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is telling its surveyors to contact public health departments immediately if they see such flagrant breaches of infection control.
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A common issue, complaint, concern, and frustration that most of us in healthcare share is the implied But what have you done for me today?
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A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) reports that the payments for common workers compensation surgeries conducted at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are lower than many of the payments for similar surgeries performed at hospital outpatient settings.
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Hospitals vary substantially in their use of minimally invasive surgery, even when evidence shows that for most patients, minimally invasive surgery is superior to open surgery, a new study shows.
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Healthcare facilities are offering financial counseling and online price estimates to patients who call with questions about cost. Staff members from providers offices also are calling to obtain estimates on behalf of patients.
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An anesthesiologist was suspended after allegations that he sexted during surgery, at one point sending 45 messages during a single operation.
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A minority of nephrologists favor rewards for organ donation, many agree with some compensation, and a considerable majority favor donor health insurance, according to a recent survey.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new draft guidance in July to update its 1998 Informed Consent Information Sheet guidance.
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Almost 30% of completed studies registered at ClinicalTrials.gov fail to achieve published disclosure of result (PDOR) within four years of completion, a new study found.
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The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) IRB launched its massive new website in July, full of information to help investigators and other IRBs in every step of protocol and policy development.