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Study Uncovers Sobering Facts about Alcohol Abuse Detection in Surgical Patients
A study in this month’s Anesthesiology found evidence that alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are frequently overlooked in patients undergoing surgery — but also touts a very simple and effective method to identify patients who may be at risk for alcohol-related perioperative complications.In the AUD study, anesthesiologist Claudia D. Spies, MD, and her research group from Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin studied 1,556 surgical ...(More)
7/23/2008
NACVA Launches Healthcare Practice Group
SALT LAKE CITY — The National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), the organization that establishes, builds, protects and defends business value, announced the creation of a Healthcare Practice Group (HPG). “Healthcare, which today involves 15 percent of the U.S. economy, is a critical and growing area for professional valuators,” said Parnell Black, NACVA CEO. “CPAs, financial professionals, legal experts, ...(More)
7/22/2008
Starion Instruments Signs Distribution Agreement with Datascope
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Starion Instruments, a leading surgical device company, announced a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Datascope Corp. to integrate Starion’s patented Tissue Welding technology into Datascope’s procedural kits for endoscopic saphenous vein and radial artery harvesting. The driving force behind this new agreement was Datascope’s customer demand for Starion’s Tissue Welding technology, which uses direct heat and pressure to simultaneously ...(More)
7/22/2008
Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing May Reduce Wrinkles
Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing appears to be an effective long-term treatment for facial wrinkles, according to a report in the July/August issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The carbon dioxide laser vaporizes water molecules inside and outside of cells, causing thermal damage to the surrounding tissue, the authors write as background information in the article. ...(More)
7/21/2008
HHS, Providence Health & Services Agree on Corrective Action Plan
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has entered into a resolution agreement with Seattle-based Providence Health & Services (Providence) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. In the agreement, Providence agrees to pay $100,000 and implement a detailed corrective action plan to ensure that it ...(More)
7/18/2008
Joint Commission Teams With Urgent Care Association of America
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — The Joint Commission and the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) recently announced that the groups will partner to provide an urgent care accreditation program. Both organizations provide urgent care accreditation, but the UCAOA will discontinue its accreditation program and will support The Joint Commission’s ambulatory care accreditation program. The collaboration will include development of quality ...(More)
7/18/2008
Stryker CEO to join TI Board of Directors
DALLAS — Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN) has announced that Stephen MacMillan, president and chief executive officer of Stryker Corp., has been elected to TI's board of directors, effective in September."Steve is a welcome addition to our board," said Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and CEO. "He has led businesses to dramatic growth in highly competitive markets, and he understands how ...(More)
7/18/2008
minSURG Launches International Division
CLEARWATER, Fla. — minSURG™ Corp., producers of the TruFUSE® percutaneous facet stabilization procedure, announced today the creation of minSURG International Inc. The international division has been established in response to global demand for the TruFUSE procedure and products.CEO Jim Doulgeris said, "Distributors from Canada, Brazil, Germany, Greece, South Korea, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and Japan have expressed strong interest in ...(More)
7/18/2008
Anesiva Commences Phase 2 Trial of Adlea in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Anesiva Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSV) announced that it has begun a Phase 2 clinical trial of Adlea™, the company's long-acting, site specific, non-opioid drug candidate for the management of acute pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery involving rotator cuff repair.Adlea is currently in two pivotal Phase 3 trials in the U.S.: one in total knee replacement surgeries and one in ...(More)
7/18/2008
Give Kids Antibiotics Within Hour Before Surgery to Avoid Post-surgical Infections
Giving children preventive antibiotics within one hour before they undergo spinal surgery greatly reduces the risk for serious infections after the surgery, suggests a Johns Hopkins study to be published in the August issue of Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (also available online ahead of print). Children who received antibiotics outside of the golden one-hour window were three and half times ...(More)
7/18/2008
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