Nurses play critical roles in patient safety and are often the last line of defense against medical errors and unsafe practices. Considerable research has explored the relationship between the nurse work environment and a ...
Mar 26, 2019
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In an age of increased integration between physicians and hospitals, regulators should continue to scrutinize proposed hospital mergers and take steps to maintain competition, according to a new paper by experts at Rice University's ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Health care has been a universal topic of discussion this political season. Candidates from both parties say they are in favor of it, although definitions of "it" vary widely. But what all agree is that it has to do with ...
Nov 6, 2018
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The influential Leapfrog Group, which grades nearly 2,000 U.S. hospitals, is launching a national survey to evaluate the safety and quality of up to 5,600 surgery centers that perform millions of outpatient procedures every ...
Oct 17, 2018
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Burnout in doctors has devastating consequences on the quality of care they deliver, according to a large-scale systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sep 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Most primary care physicians (PCPs) report being unable to adequately address the needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions, according to a report published by Quest Diagnostics.
Jul 8, 2018
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Co-management of patients by more than one primary care clinician is among new models of care designed to meet the demand for high quality patient care.
May 14, 2018
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Unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations are debilitating for patients with cancer and far too common - and costly - for the United States health care system. To reverse the trend, researchers at the Abramson ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Obtaining surgical care can be a troublesome task for patients in rural areas. Not only is quality care often hours away by car, but rural hospitals commonly face financial difficulties in recruiting and keeping surgeons ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Sick newborns often rely on a ventilator to supply oxygen and are tethered to the life-saving device by a plastic endotracheal tube (ETT). The American Academy of Pediatrics has counseled health care providers that ordering ...
Sep 15, 2017
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