Subscribe Intelligence Unit Special Reports Special Events Sponsored Departments Follow Us

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS
Add News Widget

Tampa Bay hospitals ring in the new year by going tobacco-free
Hospitals around the Tampa Bay region are ringing in 2011 with a healthy resolution long in the works: extinguishing...
Surgeons salvage hand nerves of double-transplant patient at Jewish Hospital
--> Doctors completed the region's first double-hand transplant Wednesday, replacing a man's burned...
A surgeon’s hands or a robot’s?
Hundreds of thousands of patients across the country to undergo robotic surgery in recent years. Since the first device...
Less blood is really more, transfusion critics say
Long dominated by Jehovah’s Witnesses — whose faith forbids blood transfusions — bloodless surgeries...
Hospitals examining risks of older blood
Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and...
Baylor heart hospital has lowest readmission rate in the U.S. for second straight year
  Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, for the second year in a row, had the lowest readmission rate for heart...
VA takes heat at hearing on dental safety lapse
Congressmen and veterans took turns lambasting the Veterans Administration Tuesday for its handling of medical-safety...
3 Lessons U.S. Healthcare Can Learn from France to Cut Infections
French researchers evaluating their country’s national infection control program for healthcare facilities found...
10 Ways to Improve Handoffs in Your Hospital
The way the medical community views patient handoffs is evolving. Handoffs were once seen simply as the last thing...
Lack of Physician Participation is Hindering Quality Efforts
Time constraints, financial pressures, and a waning sense of obligation to hospitals are hindering physician...

Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor’s Role in CDI: A Collaborative Approach for Success
This one-day seminar provides an in-depth session on the essential functions of the physician advisor and his or her...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor's Role in CDI: San Diego, CA