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A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a new approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) guided by the principles of diagnostic stewardship. At Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood,...

Recently, Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) released a report that offers a high-level look at hospital utilization measures. Key metrics were obtained from 50 U.S. children’s hospitals through CHA’s Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS®) database....

Sovato, a company enabling remote surgery and procedures, announced the use of the Sovato Platform in the successful completion of a series of remote robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) procedures in a preclinical technology demonstration. As part of the preclinical tests,...

HD Nursing, a patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, underscores the critical need for enhanced patient safety measures as emphasized in a recent report from The Joint Commission. The report...

28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago received a kidney from one of his childhood friends and was discharged home less than 24-hours after surgery CHICAGO – June 24, 2024 – For the first time at Northwestern Medicine, surgeons have performed a kidney transplant...