News and Notes

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is calling for health care organizations to assess their infection prevention capacity and strengthen prevention programs by adding personnel, resources and training to support infection...

A world-leading global surgical research team led from the University of Birmingham has received £7 million of funding to continue its life-saving work in developing countries – finding ways of increasing surgical capacity and preventing post-operative complications....

A new whitepaper “Emerging Best Practices In Response To Evolving Patient Perceptions Of Clean: A Dramatic Shift In Patient Perceptions Of Hospital Cleanliness,” released by Press Ganey in conjunction with Compass One Healthcare, features Surfacide UV-C...

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* have announced that DePuy Synthes** has acquired CrossRoads Extremity Systems, a Tennessee-based foot and ankle company that provides a broad range of procedure-specific, sterile-packed implants and instrumentation...

Medline has announced that it grew its prime vendor partnerships in 2021 to include more than 230 additional health care providers and health systems, worth nearly $2 billion in annual, incremental medical supplies and solution sales that span the continuum of care....

CenTrak, a provider of enterprise locating and sensing services for the health care industry, has been named 2022 Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Best in KLAS for the fourth time by KLAS Research, a healthcare IT data and insights company. The Best in KLAS report...