Few Americans Using Electronic Medical Records
2010-06-17
Many aren’t even sure their doctor offers the technology, new poll findsContinue Reading
IV Steroids May Be Overkill in COPD Patients
2010-06-15
Pills work as well for hospitalized patients and can reduce costs, study findsContinue Reading
Staph Infection Risk Rises With Brain, Chest Surgeries
2010-06-10
These two types of procedures account for most post-surgical cases, study findsContinue Reading
Lack of Insurance Could Raise Inpatient Death Risk
2010-06-10
In study, hospitalized uninsured more likely to die from heart attack, pneumonia than insuredContinue Reading
Violence on the Rise at U.S. Health Care Centers
2010-06-10
Frustration with overburdened health care system may be one cause, experts sayContinue Reading
Health Plan Reports Major Drop in Heart Attacks
2010-06-09
Electronic health records contribute to 24 percent reduction in past decade, says Kaiser PermanenteContinue Reading
Use of Long-Term Acute Care Hospitalization Growing
2010-06-08
The number of such facilities doubled over 10 years in U.S., researchers foundContinue Reading
Poor Asthma Outcomes in Black Kids Despite Access to Care
2010-06-07
More likely to get ER treatment, less likely to see specialist, study showsContinue Reading
Removing Gallbladder Sooner Cuts Costs, Readmissions
2010-06-04
Lower rates of complications, death in elderly who don’t delay surgery, research showsContinue Reading
1 in 4 Patients Undergoes Revolving-Door Hospitalizations
2010-06-03
Improving outpatient care could cut down on multiple readmissions, study authors suggestContinue Reading
Drug Errors Peak in July When New Docs Start
2010-06-03
Inexperience may explain deadly mistakes, study suggestsContinue Reading
Shorter Hospital Stays May Hinder Heart Failure Patients
2010-06-01
Quicker discharge tied to more readmissions, at-home deaths, study findsContinue Reading
Decline in Potentially Lethal Hospital-Based Infections
2010-05-27
CDC finds ‘central line’ catheter-linked illnesses fall 18 percent across the U.S.Continue Reading
When Heart Patients Discharge Themselves, Hospital Bills Increase
2010-05-20
Study found their care cost more if and when they were readmittedContinue Reading