News tagged with hospital productivity


Amusement rides injure 4,400+ kids a year

A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined injuries to children related to amusement rides, which included ...

Pediatrics created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Probiotics show potential to minimize C. difficile

(Medical Xpress)—New cases of C. difficile-associated diarrhea among hospitalized patients taking antibiotics can be reduced by two-thirds with the use of probiotics, according to new research published Monday in the Annals of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Germ-zapping 'robots': Hospitals combat superbugs (Update)

They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alternative med use common in pediatric specialty outpatients

(HealthDay)—Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used among pediatric specialty outpatients, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The only experiment in the country to predict outcome of Obama health care reform was not successful

(Medical Xpress) -- With the U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – informally known as Obamacare – two Texas Tech University researchers and ...

Health created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hospital productivity bucks the trend

Victoria University health researchers say hospital productivity in New Zealand rose by more than three to five percent in the period between 2007 and 2009, challenging perceptions that productivity rates in the secto

Health created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crash, bang, thump: The hidden dangers around the home

(Medical Xpress)—Bunk beds and baby change tables are among the hidden dangers around the home causing serious injury and death to Queensland children.

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warning about single-load liquid laundry packets

(AP)—The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents to be careful with those little single-load liquid laundry packets.

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA says muscle, joint pain creams can cause burns

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about rare chemical burns reported by people using popular pain relief products like Bengay, Icy Hot and Flexall.

Medications created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In Massachusetts, 'individual mandate' led to decreased hospital productivity

As the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act moves forward, debate and speculation continue as to whether universal health insurance coverage will lead to significant cost savings for hospitals. The assumption is ...

Health created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NZ company recalls meats after listeria kills 2

(AP) — A New Zealand meat company has recalled several of its products after tests showed a possible link to a listeria outbreak that left two patients dead at a hospital in the island nation.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US spends far more for health care than 12 industrialized nations, but quality varies

The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide "notably superior" care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund. The U.S. spent nearly $8,000 per person ...

Health created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Declining health-care productivity in England: Who says so?

Reports that the National Health Service in England has been declining in productivity in the last decade appear to have been accepted as fact. However, a Viewpoint published Online First by The Lancet disputes this. The Vi ...

Health created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1