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Hospitals respond to Medicare reimbursement cuts for more than 700 hospitals
By improving compliance with the sepsis three-hour bundle, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center reduced patient mortality by 50% in just 90 days
Recent studies offer middle ground to long-standing debate, and experts say future reforms may be more nuanced
Patients who feel disrespected were 2.5 times more likely to experience medical error
A study published in PLOS Biology in January indicates that the Ebola crisis in Liberia could be eliminated by June 2015 if current trends continue.
Infection control concerns arise after hospitals struggle to dispose of Category A waste in the wake of CDC and DOT discrepancies
Once again, alarm safety and data integrity tops the list, while IV mix-up and ventilator disconnections make an inaugural appearance
Experts call for alternatives to physical restraints, particularly when managing ICU patients and older adults with delirium
A partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield and the University of Michigan Health System aims to reduce anesthesiology-related complications
A report released on December 2, by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) decreased 17% from 2010?2013.
