When Complications Arise, Some Hospitals Get Paid a Lot More
2016-10-12
But higher Medicare payments don’t reflect better patient outcomes, study saysContinue Reading
If Patient in the Hospital Bed Before You Got Antibiotics — Take Heed
2016-10-10
Researchers find an association with C. difficile infectionContinue Reading
Study Finds Fault With ICU Treatment of Dementia Patients
2016-10-10
Hospitals put too many on ventilators, adding to their suffering and treatment costs, researchers sayContinue Reading
Study IDs Effective Rx for Burned-Out Doctors
2016-10-07
Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affectedContinue Reading
Your Post-Heart Attack Survival May Depend on Choice of Hospital
2016-10-06
Patients treated at hospitals with better track records gained additional year of life, study findsContinue Reading
1 in 10 Stroke Rehab Interruptions May Be Preventable
2016-09-30
Dehydration, urinary tract infections force patients to return to hospital, study findsContinue Reading
1 in 10 Stroke Rehab Interruptions May Be Preventable
2016-09-30
Dehydration, urinary tract infections force patients to return to hospital, study findsContinue Reading
More Must Be Done to Fight ‘Superbugs’: U.S. Gov’t Report
2016-09-20
Infectious disease experts say multipronged approach is neededContinue Reading
Even at Cancer Centers, Finding Relief for Pain Can Be Tough
2016-09-20
‘Mystery shopper’ study shows staff at 1 in 10 facilities gave people misinformation on palliative care servicesContinue Reading
Minorities Less Likely to Get Clot-Clearing Stroke Drug
2016-09-14
But study couldn’t determine why white male patients were more likely to get tPA in hospitalContinue Reading