Health
Quality improvement measures cut hospital readmissions but do not always produce savings
Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they're not always saving money, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.
May 30, 2017
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Up to eight million deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries yearly due to poor-quality health care
Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) are insufficient to close the enormous gaps that remain between what is achievable in human health and where ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Father's postpartum depression found to double child's odds of adverse childhood experiences before age 5
A father's depression during his child's first year of life has been associated with difficulties in parenting and child behavior, but new research finds that it also doubles the odds of a child having three or more adverse ...
Oct 20, 2023
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IU, Regenstrief automated system aims to improve child health
Researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute have developed an automated system to help enable pediatricians to focus on the specific health needs of each patient in the short time allotted for preventive ...
Apr 16, 2012
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Health
Housing improvements should be targeted at those in poorest health
Improving housing can improve health, particularly when interventions are targeted at those in the poorest health, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors say their review underscores ...
Feb 27, 2013
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Little progress in participation of early-career registered nurses in hospital quality improvement activities
Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses (RNs) in quality improvement (QI) efforts is essential to improving our health care ...
Jan 28, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rates of infection in intensive care units in England show impressive fall—and we can explain why, say researchers
Hospitals across England reduced the rate of serious bloodstream infections in intensive care units (ICUs) during a two-year programme, research has shown.
Jun 24, 2013
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EHR implementation first step toward quality improvement
(HealthDay)—Implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) is a first step toward quality improvement and should be accompanied by use of new payment models to allow physicians to see a return on their investments, ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tackling the problem of self-harm among children in care
The problem of self-harm among young people in care is to be tackled as part of a new research project being led by The University of Nottingham.
Sep 19, 2013
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Doctors don't provide sexual health info to teens
Most sexually active teens don't get information about sexual health from their health care providers, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Furthermore, nearly one in five sexually active boys reported receiving ...
Jun 12, 2013
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