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A pinpoint beam strays invisibly, harming instead of healing
Stereotactic radiosurgery, or SRS, is one of the fastest-growing radiation therapies, a technological innovation...
Web Exclusive: Wrong Site Surgeries Still a Threat
With increasing attention on never events and hospital-acquired conditions, public reporting, and accompanying...
NRC fines VA $39K over radiation violations in prostate cancer programs
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday levied a $39,000 fine against the Department of Veterans Affairs for...
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...
Avoidable mistakes rise in California despite hospital efforts
In the latest fiscal year, California hospitals reported 197 cases of "retained foreign objects" for a total...
California health agency works with hospitals to reduce errors
There were 1,538 preventable medical errors reported at California hospitals last fiscal year, according to regulators...
Hospitals in the Washington, DC, region tally their avoidable mistakes
There were hundreds of incidents of death or serious medical harm disclosed in the past year by hospitals in the...
Ohio Medical community collaborates in effort to reduce errors and infections
A group of Ohio business leaders and 24 hospitals has launched Solutions for Patient Safety, a program particpants hope...
Minnesota hospitals strive for safety, but errors still increasing
In spite of efforts to make Minnesota hospitals safer, the number of deaths and injuries from errors or accidents rose...
Web Exclusive: The Fear of Information
Do U.S. hospitals generally have adverse event reporting systems in place? Yes, according to a new study. Are they...