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NewsPatient safety checklists mandated by state law
Patient safety checklists are now state law, as Nevada signed the Patient Protection Checklist bill (AB 280) into legislation yesterday. More recently spearheaded by advocate Atul Gawande, MD, author Read more...
Patient advocates often connect in ways doctors can't
It might sound bizarre, or at least counter-intuitive, but, some of the best patient advocates might not be doctors or nurses. In fact, they may have no clinical experience at all. That's what Atul Read more...
Giving 'super-utilizers' more care can lower medical costs
Is it possible to lower medical costs by giving complex patients better care? That's what Dr. Atul Gawande set out to learn in a recent article published in the New Yorker. Anecdotal evidence Read more...
Study: Blame Medicare, not insurers for high health spending
Health spending continues to be a concern in America, with projections as high as $4.5 trillion by 2019. In looking for someone to blame, however, a new study published today in the journal Health Read more...
Live for today: Atul Gawande makes the case for hospice care
In what could turn out to be a seminal article that helps raise demand for hospice care and helps the terminally ill consider a more thoughtful approach to the art of dying, Brigham and Women's Read more...
Physician-owned hospitals unfairly targeted by health reform, group argues
Poor, beleaguered McAllen: Did you ever suspect that you'd become the focus of the national debate over healthcare costs? Well, like it or not, the smallish Texas town has become the rallying point Read more...
9 People to Watch in Healthcare
by Anne Zieger and Dan Bowman Now, more than ever, healthcare is a topic that is being talked about at every water cooler and dinner table in the U.S. Between hospitals struggling to stay afloat and Read more...
Atul Gawande - 9 People to Watch in Healthcare
Name: Atul Gawande Location: Boston, Massachusetts Profession: Surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital; staff writer for New Yorker magazine Fast facts: Dr. Gawande also serves as an Associate Read more...
| Press ReleasesSound Physicians Hosts Webcast with Atul Gawande, M.D., Author of ‘The Checklist Manifesto’Insight on the Value of Clinical Process Excellence to Manage Performance TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in Read more >> Mayo Clinic Honored With Picker Award for Excellence in Patient-Centered CareROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today received a prestigious 2011 Picker Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Patient-Centered Care. The Picker Awards honor premier Read more >> Consumer Health Engagement Conference Draws National Healthcare Leaders to BostonMore than 200 Healthcare Executives Discuss Innovative Programs to Motivate Health Behavior Change at Silverlink’s RESULTS 2011 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RESULTS 2011, Silverlink Communications’ Read more >> Snohomish County Leaders Invited to Participate in National Healthcare SymposiumHealthcare team to address policy makers on providing low-cost, high-quality healthcare EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The national Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) invited key Read more >> AORN Supports Patient Safety and Accreditation with Release of Comprehensive Surgical Checklist-New Checklist Combines Recommendations of the Joint Commission and World Health Organization- DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has developed a Read more >> |
