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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made changes to the labels for fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs administered by mouth or injection to address potential serious safety issues. The revised “boxed warning,” the agency’s strongest warning, notes that the drugs are…
Over the strong objections of the hospital field, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released its new star ratings for hospitals on the Hospital Compare website.
The AHA recently presented two federal health care leaders with awards for outstanding service in the health care field. Rear Admiral Terry J. Moulton, Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, VA, received the 2015 Award for Excellence, while Major…
Friday is the final day for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative,…
The South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association recently named Jaime Caldwell as president. A seven-year veteran of the association, Caldwell has served as interim president since December when Linda Quick retired after 22 years of service. “The South Florida Hospital & Healthcare…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Medscape will host a Twitter chat about Zika virus specifically for health care professionals on July 27. The chat, from 7-8 p.m. ET, will allow health care providers to ask questions about the virus – symptoms, testing, precautions and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Academy of Physician Assistants will host a webinar on July 28 focused on the Zika virus’ implications for pregnant women. The free webinar, from 2-3 p.m. ET, will feature CDC medical epidemiologist Evelyn Rodriguez, M.D., who will…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology yesterday released updated guidelines for the management of chronic pain in adult cancer survivors that urge clinicians to screen for pain at each encounter and carefully weigh the use of opioids for certain patients who do not respond to more…
Minority patients were more likely to undergo the four life-sustaining procedures – gastrostomy (feeding tube insertion), tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation and hermicraniectomy (to relieve pressure on the brain) – after stroke than white patients, according to a research letter…
Tomás León, president and CEO of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, was recently recognized as one of Diversity MBA’s Top 100 under 50 Executive Leaders for 2016. The recipients will be honored in September at Diversity MBA’s Annual Business Leaders…