Health
Higher death rates for weekend hospital stays regardless of day of admission
People hospitalised with COPD or pneumonia are more likely to die during a weekend stay in hospital, according to a new study.
May 14, 2014
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Gov't report: Hospitals improving patient safety
The government says hospitals are becoming safer for patients due to a quality improvement partnership between industry and federal agencies.
May 7, 2014
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Readmission to another hospital may threaten patient safety, study says
(HealthDay)—Patients released from one hospital and readmitted to another hospital within 30 days are more likely to die within a month than those readmitted to the same hospital, according to a large new study from Canada.
May 5, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Medicare patients with dementia 20 percent more likely to be readmitted
A review of more than 25,000 admissions of Medicare beneficiaries to Rhode Island hospitals has found that patients with a documented diagnosis of dementia are nearly 20 percent more likely to be readmitted within 30 days ...
Apr 29, 2014
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Surgery
Major lung resection safer than ever, especially at the busiest hospitals
A major new study using data from the National Cancer Data Base details the impact of annual hospital volume on 30- and 90-day mortality rates. Investigators found that major lung surgery has become progressively safer over ...
Apr 29, 2014
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Clinics not bogged down by red tape can ease health cost burdens
Health clinics that can provide primary care for low-income patients may ease the financial burden on both hospitals and insurance companies while improving patient health, researchers have concluded.
Apr 22, 2014
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Boston-area researchers develop new delirium severity measure for older adults
A new method for measuring delirium severity in older adults has been developed by researchers from Harvard, Brown, and UMASS. The new scoring system, CAM-S, is based on the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and standardizes ...
Apr 14, 2014
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Health
Community demographics linked to hospital readmissions
Nearly 60 percent of the variation in hospital readmission rates appears to be associated with where the hospital is located rather than on the hospital's performance, finds a new study in Health Services Research.
Apr 11, 2014
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Health
Record number of older adults completing living wills
A record number of elderly people are completing living wills to guide end-of-life medical treatments – up from 47 percent in 2000 to 72 percent in 2010 – according to new research from the University of Michigan and ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Child care flu vaccination requirements seem effective
(HealthDay)—Requiring the flu vaccination for child care admission seems to have increased vaccination rates and led to lower hospitalization rates for influenza in young children, according to a report published in the ...
Mar 8, 2014
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