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The societal savings from knee arthroplasty performed in the United States in 2009 was approximately $12 billion, according to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC, and Marsha Wallander, RN, will give a presentation titled "Does Your Infection Prevention Program Meet Survey Requirements?"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investment of approximately $75.8 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement to help states respond to infectious diseases.

If recently introduced legislation passes in Illinois, physicians will have to verify their academic, employment and disciplinary records through an independent service before being given a license in the state, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

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