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Structuring a Spine Program

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Hospitals are moving away from an aggressive surgical approach and instead focusing on screening and multidisciplinary efforts, including chiropractic care.

A Telestroke of Genius

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:00:00 GMT

As hospitals take to the idea of telemedicine, they’re partnering up to provide the best stroke care possible, even if from afar.

Improving Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 10:00:00 GMT

By establishing multidisciplinary approaches and minimally invasive oncology techniques, hospitals are improving patient outcomes and and their own bottom lines.

5 CFO-Friendly Pediatric Care Strategies

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:35:00 GMT

Minimally invasive surgical practices and specialty services in pediatric care are becoming key niche programs for hospitals to reach improved patient outcomes as well as satisfactory hospital fiscal bottom lines.

Relief Obtained For Pain, Dry Mouth Linked With Head And Neck Cancer

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Patients with head and neck cancer who reported poorer sleeping quality a year after their diagnoses had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments.

New tools for helping heart patients

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:29:00 GMT

A new wave of smart implantable devices is transforming the care of people with heart disease and creating a bonanza for researchers. The hope is that the devices, now being tested in clinical trials, will save lives, reduce medical expenses, and nudge heart patients toward managing their symptoms much the way people with diabetes manage theirs.

Christus Santa Rosa Health System opens specialized geriatric unit in downtown San Antonio

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:06:00 GMT

Christus Santa Rosa Health System has opened an inpatient Acute Care for the Elderly Unit at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-City Centre in San Antonio.

Cleveland Clinic to open Autism Center in Connellsville, PA

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:51:00 GMT

The Cleveland Clinic will collaborate with nonprofit Highlands Hospital in Connellsville, PA, to provide services to children with autism.

Spring Hill, TN, ER plan advances

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:28:00 GMT

A 10,000-square-foot emergency treatment center could open in Spring Hill, TN, as soon as late 2012 if approved by the state this fall and uncontested by other healthcare facilities.

Heart attacks down 24% in decade

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:11:00 GMT

A study of more than 46,000 Northern California Kaiser Permanente patients found a significant drop in heart attacks over a 10-year period, and a major decrease in the most serious type of heart attacks.

St. Jude Medical settles kickback case

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:22:00 GMT

St. Jude Medical Inc. agreed to pay $3.7 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations the heart-device maker paid kickbacks to hospital customers in two states.

Advances come in war on cancer

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:16:00 GMT

Researchers have reported notable advances in the war on cancer, but they cautioned that the disease continues to throw up daunting obstacles of cost and complexity.

New tack on cardiac arrest: Turn down the oxygen

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:40:00 GMT

A major study suggests a way to improve dismal survival rates after cardiac arrest is to down the patient's oxygen. The researchers found that patients on ventilators who got too much oxygen fared worse than those who got too little.

200 Harlem Hospital patients whose heart tests were never reviewed by doctors died

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:16:00 GMT

More than 200 heart patients at Harlem Hospital Center died after undergoing heart tests that were never read by doctors, according to a hospital employee briefed on an investigation into the handling of 4,000 tests in the past three years.

911 program could ease emergency room problems

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:57:00 GMT

Hoping to ease crowded emergency rooms and trim ambulance runs, Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services has launched a program that aims to screen low-priority calls and divert patients from hospitals into more appropriate healthcare.

Cardiology group joins KY-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Fri, 28 May 2010 11:58:00 GMT

The 10 doctors of Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants have joined St. Elizabeth Healthcare, becoming the only cardiologists directly employed by the Northern Kentucky hospital system.

Heart tests at Harlem Hospital Center went unread

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:06:00 GMT

Nearly 4,000 tests for heart disease performed over the last three years at Harlem Hospital Center were never read by doctors charged with making a diagnosis, hospital officials acknowledged.

Medical devices drive up heart care costs

Mon, 24 May 2010 12:10:00 GMT

A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center found that newer medical devices are a major reason why heart care costs are rising dramatically.

Doctors in Texas to aid Boston-area hospitals

Fri, 21 May 2010 12:13:00 GMT

A group of community hospitals in Southeastern Massachusetts has partnered with doctors from an out-of-state academic medical center to provide cancer treatment.

On the Spectrum

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The lack of care coordination for those with autism is costly for patients and providers alike.