Understanding the impact of transferring patients with dementia between hospitals
INDIANAPOLIS – It is common for individuals seeking medical care for symptoms of concern to go to the nearest hospital. ...
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Should a hospital invest toward specializing in an area? Or diversify? The impact of a hospital’s portfolio strategy on patient demand
Researchers from Indiana University and Texas Christian University published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines the impact of a hospital’s portfolio strategy ...
Hospital care for children has shifted from general hospitals to children’s hospitals over last 20 years
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Historically, most children in the United States who needed to be hospitalized were treated at general ...
Hospitals accused of using foreign doctors as “cheap labour” in fellowship schemes
English hospital trusts have been accused of using foreign doctors as “cheap labour” as part of fellowship schemes in which ...
The addition of a dedicated nursing team to assist with catheter insertions can help reduce bloodstream infections in hospitals
Arlington, Va. — October 19, 2023 — A new report published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) ...
Anesthesiologist-led blood management programs save hospitals significant amounts of blood and reduce costs with same or better patient outcomes
SAN FRANCISCO — Blood management programs that reduced or avoided transfusions saved a health system millions of dollars annually, with ...
Two-day course teaches hospitals and health systems how to address unprofessionalism and unsafe behavior
With a myriad of external pressures and challenges facing hospitals and health systems today, it is more important now than ...
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals researchers awarded five-year, $11.2 million federal grant to study esophagus cancers
CLEVELAND—With a new five-year, $11.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers at Case Western Reserve University and ...
Differences in mortality rates for fatal cerebral haemorrhage between Finnish university hospitals
Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is one of the most dangerous cerebrovascular disorders, with as many as 40% of patients dying within ...
New model helps FAMU-FSU researchers locate best spots for field hospitals after disasters
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers want Floridians to be prepared when the next pandemic or hurricane hits the state. A ...
Henry Ford Health Hospitals earn full reaccreditation from National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
DETROIT – All five of Henry Ford Health’s acute care hospitals have earned a full three-year reaccreditation by the National ...
Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 17, 2023 – Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may ...
Can AI help hospitals spot patients in need of extra non-medical assistance?
In the rush to harness artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to make care more efficient at hospitals nationwide, a ...
New guidance on safe injection practice in hospitals emphasises the importance of prefilled and labelled syringes in avoiding medication errors
New guidance published in Anaesthesia (the journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) provides clear advice to reduce avoidable errors on ...
UCSF Medical Center is among nation’s top hospitals for 2023-24
UCSF Medical Center Is Among Nation’s Top Hospitals for 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report ranks UCSF Health adult care ...
University hospitals nationally recognized for commitment to high-quality stroke care
CLEVELAND—University Hospitals (UH) has received numerous American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke achievement awards for ...
University hospitals receives $5 million from Lake Health Foundation to support patient care in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Ohio – University Hospitals (UH) has received a $5 million leadership gift from Lake Health Foundation to ensure ...
Significant variations in hip fracture health costs and care between NHS hospitals and regions, study finds
There are significant variations in healthcare spending and care delivery across NHS hospitals in England and Wales following hip fracture, ...
“Significant and poorly identified unmet needs” very common among the dying in UK hospitals
People dying in UK hospitals without specialist palliative care input frequently have “significant and poorly identified unmet needs,” finds a ...
Pediatric early warning systems save lives in Latin American hospitals
(Memphis, Tenn.—July 8, 2023) Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) are quality improvement tools to help identify clinical deterioration in hospitalized children. Investigators ...
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
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Ohio State receives $14 million to study optimal aspirin therapy in pregnancy
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The dangers of being a saber-toothed cat in Los Angeles 12,000 years ago
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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers
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Catalysts of change: Young scientists spearhead breakthrough COVID-19 research in international collaboration