Health
Johns Hopkins physicians propose quality measures to improve medical billing
If you're concerned about rising health care costs and overwhelming medical bills, you're not alone. According to statistics reported in 2019:
Feb 4, 2020
0
67
Page 22 - News tagged with patient safety
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Significant underreporting in safety data found on Nursing Home Compare website
The website Nursing Home Compare, sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is a go-to resource for many families researching nursing home options for their loved ones. The number of falls that lead to injury ...
Jan 7, 2020
0
1
Medical research
Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine
New research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer deaths in children and adults under the age of 40, ...
Jan 7, 2020
0
8
Health
Machine learning system makes more alerts for med errors
(HealthDay)—A machine learning system can generate clinically valid alerts for medication errors that might be missed with existing clinical decision support (CDS) systems, according to a study published in the January ...
Jan 2, 2020
0
8
Surgery
Study: Surgery patients overwhelmingly prefer presurgical safety checklists to be completed in front of them
New research suggests surgery patients overwhelmingly prefer presurgical safety checklists to be completed in front of them, contrary to what was believed by doctors. The study, published in the European Journal of Anaesthesiology, ...
Dec 20, 2019
0
6
Surgery
Peer support program can help surgeons deal with adverse events that happen during surgery
When an error or complication happens during an operation, the surgeon performing the procedure can become a "second victim" due to the psychological and emotional trauma experienced after a major adverse event. While many ...
Dec 17, 2019
0
2
Medications
Many lung cancer patients receive meds that prolong QTc interval
(HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of patients with lung cancer are prescribed medications that prolong the corrected QT (QTc) interval, limiting their eligibility for clinical trials, according to a study published ...
Dec 16, 2019
0
3
Radiology & Imaging
London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion
A team of clinician researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute have partnered with medical device company CoapTech LLC to study a new method of feeding tube insertion. The study is assessing the safety and efficacy ...
Dec 16, 2019
0
5
Health
Nurses sleep less before a scheduled shift, hindering patient care and safety
Nurses sleep nearly an hour and a half less before work days compared to days off, which hurts patient care and safety, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings are published in ...
Dec 12, 2019
0
2
Health
One third of UK doctors may suffer from workplace 'burnout'
This is the finding of new research, published in the journal BMJ Open, led by scientists at Imperial College London.
Nov 25, 2019
0
52
