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AI tool helps detect patient deterioration earlier, reducing hospital deaths
Researchers from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School found that an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled early warning system helped identify hospitalized patients at risk of rapid clinical decline ...
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Identifying high-needs patients helps predict future health spending
A new way to measure comorbidity—when a patient suffers from multiple diseases or health conditions—can be used to accurately predict a patient's risk of hospitalization and future health care costs across a population, Cornell ...
Jul 27, 2026
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Doctors develop guiding principles for future of AI in health care
A UVA Health emergency medicine doctor and a colleague at Clemson University have developed a framework to help hospitals integrate artificial intelligence to not only increase efficiency and cut costs but also ensure high-quality ...
Jul 21, 2026
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2015 to 2023 saw decline in health-care-associated infections in the U.S.
The prevalence of health care-associated infections was lower in 2023 than in 2015 in the United States, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jul 20, 2026
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Early intervention by a rapid response team eases patient mental state deterioration
The strange noises, the bright lights, the unfamiliar setting, the constant busyness—these stimuli and more can take a toll on a patient's mental well-being when they're in the hospital for a physical ailment.
Jul 20, 2026
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Analysis shows U.S. nonprofit hospitals embracing more high-risk investments
Health economics and public health experts have sought to shine a spotlight on the financialization of health care in the 21st century, but most of the literature has focused on how private equity and other financial actors ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Home visits could cut hospital trips by a third
Getting patients seen by community health teams within a day of leaving the hospital could slash emergency readmissions and emergency department visits, a new study by University of Manchester researchers suggests.
Jul 16, 2026
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A hospital that pays for itself? Sounds like a fairy tale
Once upon a time, in Anywhere, U.S., there's a place called "Fable Hospital" where patients heal faster, staff stay longer and the building is designed to work with—not against—the people inside it. It's not a real place, ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Brexit nurse exodus linked to more than 3,700 extra hospital deaths, researchers warn
The sharp fall in EU nurses joining the NHS after the Brexit referendum may have contributed to more than 1,200 additional patient deaths each year in England, according to new research led by the University of Surrey in ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Primary care, specialists and hospitals: Bridging the gaps in communication and coordination
In the recently published article, "Primary Care, Specialists, and Hospitals: Bridging the Gaps in Communication and Coordination" in Medical Clinics of North America, Dawn M. Bravata, M.D., a research scientist at Regenstrief ...
Jul 10, 2026
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Foundation fights medical errors that claim 200,000 US lives a year
Medical error is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and one organization believes those deaths can be stopped.
Jul 9, 2026
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New study reveals how same day care can ease NHS emergency pressures
A new study led by the University of Sheffield and published in BMJ Open has found that up to one-third of A&E attendances and two-fifths of acute admissions could potentially be managed through same-day emergency care (SDEC) ...
Jul 6, 2026
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Hospital discharge sedatives linked to more falls, readmissions and deaths in older adults
Older adults discharged from hospital with a new prescription for a sedative, especially a benzodiazepine or antipsychotic, are at increased risk of falls and other negative consequences, according to new research published ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Hospital AI tool predicts low blood sugar in patients up to 24 hours in advance
Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators developed an AI-based model that can identify hospitalized patients at risk of low blood sugar up to 24 hours before the condition occurs. The long short-term memory (LSTM) ...
Jun 27, 2026
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How Rwanda is using drones to improve health care
In 2016, the government of Rwanda began using drones to bypass the country's hilly terrain and speed up the delivery of blood products to hospitals. It was an ambitious project that officials hoped would both increase the ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Dementia care: How praise can help, and when it can miss the mark
On a busy hospital ward, a nurse says "wonderful, wonderful" as a patient with dementia completes a task. It sounds simple, but moments like this can play an important role in how care gets done.
Jun 24, 2026
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Scheduling surgeons: Researchers identify factors that could influence hospital efficiency
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have analyzed nearly 86,500 surgeries at Baystate Medical Center to identify the top factors that influence inefficiencies in surgeon schedules. Having an efficiently ...
Jun 24, 2026
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Indiana takes on powerful hospitals by capping prices they charge employers
Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of health care, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government price controls on hospitals.
Jun 23, 2026
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Digital health tools are reshaping health care in the United States
At least 12% of Americans now communicate with their health care providers about appointments, test results and ongoing treatments via secure online patient portals and health apps, a new study shows. Meanwhile, traditional ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Two new medical AIs for diagnosis and treatment decisions are at least as good as doctors, researchers find
Two independent AI models that can assist with multiple stages of patient management, from diagnosis to treatment decisions, are presented in Nature this week. The systems—MIRA (Medical Intelligence for Reasoning and Action) ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Caregivers of children hospitalized for cancer, blood disorders at risk for food insecurity, researchers find
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine found caregivers of children hospitalized for cancer and blood disorders may experience food insecurity during their child's stay, even if they don't face that issue ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Hospital addiction consultation service may improve outcomes at low cost
Helping hospitalized patients begin treatment for opioid use disorder may improve outcomes at a reasonable financial cost, according to a study co-led by investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University. The analysis, ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Remote monitoring alone fails to reduce readmissions for sepsis, trial finds
Remote monitoring isn't a panacea for reducing readmissions across all conditions—and for some patients, clinicians should proceed with caution, clinical trial results published in JAMA Network Open suggest.
Jun 11, 2026
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AI tools shaping patient care are operating outside regulatory oversight. Researchers say it's time to change that
Every day, across thousands of American hospitals, artificial intelligence quietly shapes decisions that determine patient outcomes. An algorithm flags a patient as high risk for sepsis; a risk score informs whether a woman ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Brushing your teeth in hospital could reduce the chance of catching pneumonia
You go to the hospital for treatment and to get better. But sometimes, you get something much less welcome: an infection.
Jun 9, 2026
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