Health
LA story: Cleaner air, healthier kids
A 20-year study finds that millennial children in Southern California breathe easier than ones who came of age in the '90s, for a reason as clear as the air in Los Angeles today.
Mar 4, 2015
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Page 15 - News tagged with quality improvement
Cardiology
Program works to improve global heart attack care
The American College of Cardiology's (ACC) Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative (GHATI) had measurable positive impacts on care delivery for heart attacks in low- and middle-income countries, according to data from the ...
May 17, 2021
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Health
Risk for severe maternal morbidity varies across neighborhoods
Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is higher for women in ZIP codes with the highest concentration of poor blacks relative to wealthy whites, which is partially attributable to the delivery hospital, according to a study published ...
May 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgeon variation affects QoL after prostatectomy
(HealthDay)—There is a significant association between performing surgeons and patient quality of life following radical prostatectomy, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of Urology.
May 15, 2013
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Medical economics
Patients propose real world solutions to Quebec's primary care crisis
A new report shares patient-led solutions to help address the worsening primary care crisis in Quebec, where more than two million Quebecers have no assigned family doctor or nurse practitioner, among the worst rates in the ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Surgery
Study examines postdischarge complications after general surgery
A study of postdischarge (PD) complications after general surgery procedures found that overall, 16.7 percent of patients experienced a complication and 41.5 percent of complications occurred PD, according to a report published ...
Nov 19, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds higher rates of unexpected complications for Black and Hispanic infants
Mount Sinai researchers who examined racial and ethnic disparities among low-risk newborns found that Black and Hispanic newborns have higher risks of complications compared to white and Asian babies. Their findings, published ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Health
Medical innovation/quality improvement platform featured in Health Affairs
A quality improvement platform developed at Boston Children's Hospital could help health care provider groups continuously improve their medical practice, curbing costs and improving patient outcomes. Successful outcomes ...
May 6, 2013
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Surgery
Surgical quality improvement driven by data surveillance, standardized processes and systems
Evidence from the medical literature that contributes to adopting a new practice into clinical care is integral for surgical quality improvement. Part II of a comprehensive review of five key principles of the American College ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Health
House call primary care practices vary substantially
(HealthDay)—Home-based primary care practices vary in terms of size and approaches to quality of care assessment, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
May 28, 2015
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