Source: HealthcareITNews.com CMS has signaled a renewed focus on interoperability, a welcome development for healthcare professionals...
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Hospital Medicine: Flexible Schedule for Better Patient Care
Source: HealthLeadersMedia.com By having hospitalists admit a disproportionate number of patients at the start of their work week, they can then...
5 Tips on surgical attire — what to wear in, or around the operating room
Source: Becker’s Hospital Review AORN's New Surgical Attire Recommended Practices: Five Points to Know The Association of Perioperative...
Hospitals Face Penalties On Patient Injuries
Source: Kaiser Health News During a hernia operation, Dorothea Handron’s surgeon unknowingly pierced her bowel. It took five days for doctors to...
Americans Rate Nurses Highest on Honesty, Ethical Standards
Source: Gallup.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014, Americans say nurses have the highest honesty and ethical standards. Members of Congress and...
Imported Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading In U.S.
Source: ModernHealthcare.com Associated Press — A drug-resistant strain of a nasty stomach bug made its way into the U.S. and spread, causing...
What is an ‘Operative Culture’, and are you missing out by not having one?
Prista’s own Don Jarrell and Jake Redden will be answering this question while speaking at this year’s ASHRM Academy in Tampa, Florida. The...
Eliminating Hospital Acquired Infections
Hand-hygiene helps. But, studies show hospital workers wash their hands less frequently by end of workday A few weeks back we talked about how...
Top 14 Healthcare Stories of 2014
1) Healthcare.gov Gets Clean Bill Of Health… Kind Of. Few health stories in 2013 captured as much news coverage and attention than the launch of the...