http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The satisfaction levels among a hospital's staff are closely linked to the quality of healthcare it provides, say a team of doctors from Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-staff-satisfaction-hospitals-affect-quality.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:20:01 EST news280605233 The federal government invested more than $25 billion in health information technology (IT) as a result of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act; yet, little is known about how IT applications improve patient safety and protect their privacy. Now, a University of Missouri nursing informatics expert suggests that sophisticated IT leads to more robust and integrated communication strategies among clinical staff, which allows staff to more efficiently coordinate care and better protect patient privacy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-technology-patient-privacy-informatics-expert.html Health Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:06:14 EST news279457565 Flooding can cause clinical and economic damage to a healthcare facility, but reopening a facility after extensive flooding requires infection prevention and control preparedness plans to ensure a safe environment for patients and healthcare workers. In a study published in the February issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, clinical investigators report key findings and recommendations related to the closure and re-opening of hospitals impacted by black-water floods. The guidance builds on lessons learned from Thailand and the United States. The findings come as many flood-damaged healthcare facilities in New York and New Jersey look to reopen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-preparedness-infection-strategies.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:40:59 EST news276964853 Older people who have experienced episodes of delirium are significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to new research. The study is published in the journal Brain today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-delirium-dementia-eight-fold-older-patients.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:00:02 EST news263661195 Medical staff struggle to spot problem drinking in their patients unless they are already intoxicated, according to research by the University of Leicester. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-clinicians-overlook-alcohol-problems-patients.html Addiction Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:04:06 EST news263037838 A system of care focused on the detection and systematic assessment of patients with clinical instability can yield similar outcomes as rapid response teams staffed with trained intensive care specialists, a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-triggers-regular-staff-icu-specialists.html Other Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:42:44 EST news261740516 The ambulance service response to emergency calls for elderly falls patients varies widely across the UK, reveals research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-wide-variation-emergency-response-elderly.html Health Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:06:50 EST news252039992 Inadequate training or supervision of clinical staff and the absence of, or failure to follow clinical protocols were more important than a shortage of equipment or staff as causing harm to hospitalised patients in the developing world, claims a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-health-poses-significant-hospital-patients.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:30:02 EST news250875820 A study from Rhode Island Hospital examined how the perception of roles among emergency department staff can impact patient satisfaction. Through a web survey with embedded interventions, the researchers were able to determine where gaps exist in key indicators of patient satisfaction, while staff reported changing or reconsidering how these factors play into their roles. The paper was published in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-staff-perceptions-roles-impact-patients.html Other Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:30:57 EST news239365850 "Being gay is not a sickness or a choice." This is just one of the uncompromising messages in a bold poster campaign being rolled out by the newly launched Ukwazana Programme which works in the sprawling townships around Cape Town. Another of its messages reads: "We are all men, we are all African, some of us love other men." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-homophobia-south-africa.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:16:24 EST news236427378