Lung cancer screening is recommended only for those who are at high risk for the disease—adults ages 50–80 who smoke at least 20 packs a year—but even among members of that high-risk group, screening rates remain ...
Nov 16, 2021
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A study of Veterans hospitalized for common conditions in the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system confirms that adjusted mortality rates are lower for Black compared to White Veterans—while also showing higher adjusted ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Scientists from the Rural and Minority Health Research Center at UofSC's Arnold School of Public Health have completed a study on trends in access to hospital-based cancer treatment services over an nine-year period (2008–2017). ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Across the nation, states are grappling with alternative approaches to address the heightened problem of low nurse staffing in hospitals. A new national study finds that while legislation to mandate hospital nurse-to-patient ...
Sep 10, 2021
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According to a new study published today in Medical Care, hospitals that employ more inpatient nurse practitioners (NPs) have lower surgical mortality, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs of care. Nurse practitioners ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Transitions between healthcare sites—such as from the hospital to home or to a skilled nursing facility—carry known risks to patient safety. Many programs have attempted to improve continuity of care during transitions, ...
Jul 12, 2021
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People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Two years ago, the Veterans Affairs healthcare system (VA) began rolling out a new benefit, enabling Veterans to receive urgent care from a network of community providers—rather than visiting a VA emergency department or ...
May 14, 2021
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Nurses and other clinicians rely heavily upon the electronic health record (EHR) to provide patient care. This includes clinical decision-making, care planning, patient surveillance, medication ordering and administration, ...
Apr 27, 2021
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In March 2020, when the pandemic hit, everything slowed, including non-essential medical procedures such as elective surgeries, to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Apr 19, 2021
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