Cyber insurance recommended for all physician practices
(HealthDay)—The growing threat of hacking is increasing the number of physicians buying cyber insurance, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Aug 9, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The growing threat of hacking is increasing the number of physicians buying cyber insurance, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Aug 9, 2018
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More children experience complications or unintended injuries, especially related to surgery, in academic hospitals compared with community hospitals, but adverse events in the former are less likely to be preventable, according ...
Aug 1, 2012
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Do you automatically assume that a headache is a brain tumor? Do you worry that a minor cut could lead to flesh-eating bacteria ravaging a limb and requiring massive surgical intervention?
Aug 14, 2012
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(HealthDay)—Staff members who perceive a work climate of crisis mode in their hospital units say that it leads to problems in exchanging patient information, according to research published online Dec. 10 in the Journal ...
Dec 17, 2014
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The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine has developed a novel process to optimize the safety and efficacy of radiation therapy and is presenting this data at the 55th Annual Meeting of in American ...
Sep 25, 2013
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(HealthDay)—New research suggests that doctors are doing a better job of treating—and saving—emergency room patients whose injuries fall between mild and severe.
Aug 29, 2012
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The poor exchange of information at change of shift is one of the most common causes of medical errors at hospitals across the country. These errors have been estimated by the Institute of Medicine to cause as many as 98,000 ...
Aug 13, 2015
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) has approved a policy recommendation that all health care providers (HCPs) be immunized against influenza; diphtheria; hepatitis B; measles, mumps, and rubella; pertussis (whooping ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Adding a patient-created video testimonial to a living will or "POLST" form can help to prevent errors of interpretation regarding the choice between life-sustaining treatment or allowing natural death in critically ill patients, ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Bullying, harassment and other unprofessional behaviours are culturally ingrained in the Australian health-care system.
Nov 5, 2018
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