Posts Tagged ‘hospitals’
Doctor’s words can sway family about CPR
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The doctor’s choice of words may influence a family’s decision to permit CPR if a critically ill patient’s heart stops. Continue…
Friday, May 10, 2013 15:19 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - May 9, 2013 14:54 - 1 Comment
Kids admitted to ICU on weekends as likely to survive
U. LEEDS (UK) — Children in the UK who are admitted to intensive care units after hours face no greater risk of dying than children arriving during normal working hours, experts say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 14:04 - 0 Comments
Menopause skills fall short for new ob/gyns
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Not even one in five trainee obstetrics and gynecology doctors in the United States receives formal training in menopause medicine, training most of them say they want. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 29, 2013 12:18 - 0 Comments
Estimated costs of ER care too low
BROWN (US) — The cost of emergency care in the US may be more than two times higher than previously published estimates, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 12:13 - 1 Comment
Interns spend ‘shockingly’ little time with patients
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hospital interns spend just 12 percent of duty time examining or talking with patients, far less than they spend on paperwork and computer time. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments
Safety-net clinics lag in hypertension care
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Public clinics fall behind other health care providers in controlling the blood pressure of low-income patients, a new analysis suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 18, 2013 10:29 - 0 Comments
Lower survival rates for in-hospital heart attacks
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Patients who have a heart attack while in the hospital for something else are 10 times more likely to die than someone who has a heart attack while walking down the street. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 4:48 - 0 Comments
Saving energy could raise infection risks
U. LEEDS (UK) — The chance of infection in some hospital wards varies dramatically according to whether the windows are left open or not, researchers find. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 3:52 - 0 Comments
No ‘quick fix’ to reduce hospital readmissions
PENN STATE (US) — Medical providers need to create networks of collaboration in order to lower patients’ risk of being readmitted to the hospital, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2013 13:14 - 1 Comment
Doctors order fewer tests if they see the price tag
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Tell doctors how much lab tests cost and they’ll order fewer tests or cheaper alternatives without risking patient safety, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Do ERs measure up for Medicare bonuses?
NORTHWESTERN (US) — For-profit hospitals outperform others in emergency department care—and will be more likely to get reimbursements under Medicare’s new payment rules, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 14:09 - 2 Comments
New docs: Fewer hours, but more mistakes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New rules that require young doctors to work fewer hours without a break were supposed to protect patients from sleepy physicians, but a new study finds that medical errors may have actually increased. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 12:00 - 1 Comment
New tool predicts blood clots after surgery
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have developed a more accurate way to determine which patients are at highest risk for blood clots in their legs or lungs after surgery. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2013 13:51 - 0 Comments
Why stale blood may put patients at risk
EMORY (US) — Using blood that is more than three weeks old in transfusions can have a negative effect on the way blood vessels function, a study of hospital patients shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2013 12:12 - 0 Comments
Clinics in the hospital reduce lines in ER
MONASH U. (AUS) — Putting general practice clinics in hospitals can reduce the wait in emergency departments by 19 percent, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 12:09 - 1 Comment
Better sleep means less delirium in ICU
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hospitals can reduce delirium among intensive care patients by quieting nighttime noise, turning off lights, changing medications, and allowing uninterrupted sleep, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2013 14:02 - 0 Comments
More hospital beds can lead to more patients
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The supply of new hospital beds tends to raise the demand for them, not the other way around, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 17:30 - 0 Comments
Free clinics lighten ER overcrowding
PENN STATE (US) — People who receive primary care from free clinics are less likely to use the emergency department for minor issues, medical researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 2, 2013 16:07 - 1 Comment
Appendix diagnosis: Location, location, location
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS(US) — Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, new research suggests. (more…)
