News tagged with hospital emergency rooms
Hospital emergency departments gaining in importance, study finds
Hospital emergency departments play a growing role in the U.S. health care system, accounting for a rising proportion of hospital admissions and serving increasingly as an advanced diagnostic center for primary care physicians, ...
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May 20, 2013 |
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Study shows a quarter of patients discharged from hospitals return to ERs within 30 days
A study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University School of Medicine has found that nearly one quarter of patients may return to the emergency department ...
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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Emergency room redux for many patients after hospitalization
Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in JAMA found that a substantial number of patien ...
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Jan 22, 2013 |
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Shuttered after Sandy, NYC hospital partly reopens (Update)
(AP)—The evacuation of some 320 patients during the catastrophic October storm known as Sandy was just the beginning for NYU Langone Medical Center.
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Dec 27, 2012 |
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Rocky road ahead for implementation of Obamacare
President Barack Obama may have defeated opponents of his landmark health care law in the courts and at the ballot box, but the sweeping reforms still face a rocky road ahead.
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Dec 09, 2012 |
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A myth debunked: The full moon does not increase the incidence of psychological problems
Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers directed by Professor Geneviève Belleville of Université ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2012 |
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A potentially deadly reason to seek preventive health care
Emergency rooms are more crowded than ever, with more than 136 million people making a trip annually. According to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) 2012 Annual Scientific ...
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Nov 09, 2012 |
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Pain level after car crash could depend on your genes, studies say
(HealthDay)—The amount and severity of pain that you experience after an automobile accident may depend on your genes, early new research suggests.
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Obama administration warns hospitals on fraud
(AP)—Computerized medical records were supposed to cut costs. Now the Obama administration is warning hospitals that might be tempted to use the technology for gaming the system.
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Sep 25, 2012 |
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App lets you monitor lung health using only a smartphone
People suffering from asthma or other chronic lung problems are typically only able to get a measure of their lung function at the doctor's office a few times a year by blowing into a specialized piece of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Mayo Clinic YES Board creates efficiencies in emergency rooms
When minutes matter, Yes is the best answer. And emergency room physicians at Mayo Clinic are finding the YES Board is the place to find answers.
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Jul 06, 2012 |
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Pregnancy still a death sentence for many Liberian women
Hawa Kollie lies on her back screaming in pain, her head throbbing and body aching after the loss of first her baby, and then her uterus. Like many Liberian women, she got to the hospital too late.
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Jun 05, 2012 |
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Study reveals safety of CT scans for rapid rule out of heart attacks in ER chest pain patients
A highly detailed CT scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack among many patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to the results of a study that will ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Practical strategies can ease death notification in the ER
(HealthDay) -- By using practical strategies based on available literature, notifying survivors of a death in the emergency department can be less traumatic for both the survivor and the physician, nurse, ...
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Mar 13, 2012 |
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Vt. struggles to rebuild mental health system
(AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital.
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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