Health Affairs
Shift length affects nurse well-being, patient satisfaction
(HealthDay)—For nurses, working extended hours is associated with increased job dissatisfaction and burnout, and with patient dissatisfaction, according to a study published in the November issue of Health Af ...
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Dec 07, 2012 |
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Telephone talks with nurse can reduce hospital re-admissions, study finds
Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study.
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Dec 07, 2012 |
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Emergency physician's loss sparks advocacy
Jonathan Welch, MD, a physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, never thought his family would be part of a medical error. But when his mother's battle with cancer took a sudden turn ...
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Dec 04, 2012 |
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Prohibitive reimbursement may restrict hospice enrollment in patients requiring high-cost care
In the first national survey of enrollment policies at hospices, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Yale University have found that the vast majority of hospices in the United States have at least one enrollment ...
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Dec 04, 2012 |
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Managing care and competition: Efficiencies of integrated care and improved risk assessment seen in Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage (MA), with more than 10 million enrollees, is the largest alternative to traditional Medicare. MA's managed care approach was designed to provide coordinated, integrated care for patients and savings for ...
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Dec 03, 2012 |
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Mexican immigrants to the US not as healthy as believed, study finds
Immigrants who come to the United States from Mexico arrive with a significant amount of undiagnosed disease, tempering previous findings that immigrants are generally healthier than native-born residents, according to a ...
Health
Dec 03, 2012 |
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US health security research not balanced enough to meet goals, study suggests
Federal support for health security research is heavily weighted toward preparing for bioterrorism and other biological threats, providing significantly less funding for challenges such as monster storms or attacks with conventional ...
Health
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Barriers to the launch of accountable care identified
(HealthDay)—Health care reform presents a unique opportunity for medical health centers to integrate systems of care, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), but not without facing several barriers ...
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Nov 26, 2012 |
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Researchers find link between higher Medicare spending and joblessness
(Medical Xpress)—National economic events, like the Great Recession of 2007-09, can have a far-reaching ripple effect through the economy. In a recent study, researchers at the College of William & Mary ...
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Nov 19, 2012 |
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Survey: 69 percent of US primary care doctors now have electronic medical records
Two-thirds (69%) of U.S. primary care physicians reported using electronic medical records (EMRs) in 2012, up from less than half (46%) in 2009, according to findings from the 2012 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy ...
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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Long shifts lead to nurse burnout and dissatisfied patients
Extended work shifts of twelve hours or longer are common and popular among hospital staff nurses, but a new study reports that nurses working longer shifts were more likely to experience burnout, job dissatisfaction, and ...
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Nov 06, 2012 |
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Study: Less-experienced physicians more costly than more-experienced physicians
Physicians with the least experience spend significantly more money treating patients than physicians who have the most experience, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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Nov 05, 2012 |
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Common knee procedures drop 47 percent in Florida after studies find them ineffective for osteoarthritis
(Medical Xpress)—In a study published in the October edition of the journal Health Affairs, researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) analyzed the clinical and financial impact ...
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Oct 12, 2012 |
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Strategies proposed to improve impact of comparative effectiveness studies
Comparative effectiveness research conducted over the past decade has had a limited impact on the way medical care is delivered, but many opportunities exist to help doctors and others in the medical system translate such ...
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Oct 09, 2012 |
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Hospitals that cooperate on infection control fare better than hospitals acting alone
An individual hospital's infection control efforts have a ripple effect on the prevalence of a deadly and highly infectious bacterium in hospitals throughout its surrounding region, a multi-center research group led by the ...
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Oct 09, 2012 |
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