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New Hampshire hospitals and surgery centers join hand-washing program
April 29, 2008
Grants fund quality, safety studies
Study: Hospital incidence of C. difficile soars
$1.5 million robot cuts risk of drug errors
Findings criticize North Carolina hospital
Are medical records at risk?
As doctors get a life, strains show
April 28, 2008
Trapped in a waiting game at Texas’ JPS
April 25, 2008
FDA takes closer look at Lasik complaints
Exodus of specialists from ERs raises concerns in California
April 24, 2008
CMS announces new options for physician quality reporting
MRSA infections increasing in all surgical fields
AHRQ Web site spotlights 100 examples of healthcare innovations
EHRs: Building blocks for quality healthcare
Patients prefer to challenge nurses rather than doctors on safety issues
’Crime Scene Investigation’ methods could help in the battle against hospital infections
April 23, 2008
Mercy Health System’s quest for quality pays off
Few U.S. doctors answer e-mails from patients
Quality care, not number of procedures, determines bypass results
April 22, 2008
Bay Area hospital collaboration reduces hospital-acquired infections
AMA to Congress: Don’t cut Medicare to fund farm bill
Life spans decline in some U.S. areas
Contaminated blood thinner heparin called a worldwide problem
Review urges aggressive MRSA screening for health workers
April 17, 2008
GAO report calls for better hospital standards
Violations found at North Carolina hospital
AHRQ chief champions use of pharmacists in emergency departments
New York Senator wants stronger hospital oversight board
Caution urged on infection rate data
Hospital’s program makes progress against MRSA
Massachusetts hospital kicks off handwashing campaign to fight germs
Florida’s hospital care falls below U.S. norm, studies show
Infections more rampant than CDC will admit
Hospital safety improves at painfully slow pace
Patients at Ohio hospitals can get $100 to reveal hospital bills
Manchester (CT) Memorial Hospital to get new intensive care unit
Former senators tackle health issues
April 16, 2008
SSM Healthcare-St. Louis launches integrated electronic medical record system
Florida hospitals cringe at proposed cuts to Medicaid
Dollars to doughnuts diagnosis
April 15, 2008
AMA calls for more physician training in response to IOM report
San Francisco mayor seeks better response to 911 calls
Briefer hospitalizations are not always best, Pennsylvania study finds
Feds try to cut costs of hospital errors
April 14, 2008
Study: Boomers to flood medical system
New twist on the old house call
Dispatcher, ambulance shortages slow response in San Francisco
April 11, 2008
Warning on medication mix-ups for kids
April 10, 2008
Pennsylvania study tracks hospital infection
April 9, 2008
Anthem Blue Cross won’t pay for hospital goofs
Experimental vaccine seen as hope against MRSA
Group pushes FDA to announce medical device tracking program
Northeast Ohio patients don’t give top satisfaction scores to nurses
Doctor, did you wash your hands?
Ohio children’s hospitals announce successful results of collaboration
Chronically ill patients get more care, less quality
Reports of deaths linked to blood-thinner heparin triple
Medical errors costing U.S. billions
April 8, 2008
As super bug spreads, doctors rethink approach
April 7, 2008
Where are the South Florida nurses?
Medicine mix-ups harm hospitalized kids
April 4, 2008
Report gives Massachusetts doctors kudos for preventative care
Report: Hospitalization rates for some Pennsylvania HMO patients rise
April 3, 2008
California hospital uses telemedicine to fight infection
Report clears California hospital in infection outbreak
Rhode Island Senate panel OKs hospital infections bill
U.S. health chief offers Rx for hospital cost cuts
Patient-safety information bill criticized
Insurance firm’s surveys ask patients to rate practitioners
Healthcare quality tracking gains traction
AAHP selects most "customer friendly" hospitals
Snapshots provide broader portraits of state-by-state healthcare performance
WellPoint: 11 errors off-limits
April 1, 2008
Maryland hospitals adding space, services
New rules on stroke: Care center networks may save lives