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NewsWell-informed patients help cut readmissions, costs
Informing patients not only helps patients, it can translate into dollars for hospitals. A new study by Harvard University indicates providing patients with more information about their conditions Read more...
Cleveland Clinic will pay tuition for med school students
Following a practice that is growing increasingly common, the Cleveland Clinic says that it plans to pay the entire tuition bill for the 32 students entering its medical education program later this Read more...
Tobacco giants funding MA universities' research
It's discomforting--the more you look, the more you find tobacco companies funding medical research. Last week, we learn that a 2006 study concluding that 80 percent of lung cancer deaths could be Read more...
Study: Health views vary along ethnic lines
A new study suggests that how you rate your healthcare provider may depend somewhat on your ethnic background. The study, which will be published in the journal Health Affairs, found that minorities Read more...
Boston hospital plans $1B in upgrades, expansion
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has big investment plans, even for a large, high-profile academic medical center. Over the next 15 years, the Harvard University teaching hospital Read more...
| Press ReleasesResearchers at Harvard University Report the Adoption of UpToDate® by Hospitals is Directly Associated with Shortening PatEasily-Implemented Clinical Knowledge System is Associated with Saving 11,500 Lives over a Three-Year Period WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New research published today in the Journal of Hospital Read more >> Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Participates at 2011 AHIP Fall ForumCARMICHAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing public awareness of chiropractic care, will sponsor Bruce Read more >> The Meaningful Use of Complex Medical Data (MUCMD) SymposiumWhat does targeted advertising on Facebook have to do with healthcare? LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- What does targeted advertisement on FaceBook have to do with healthcare? Maybe more than you’d Read more >> Future Doctors Honored for Service to Their CommunitiesKaiser Permanente Awards $70,000 in Scholarships PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Future physicians who are dedicated to promoting and advancing culturally responsive care in Southern California Read more >> Vocera Achieves Record Q1 RevenueAppoints General Counsel SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vocera Communications, Inc., today announced that in the first quarter of 2011, the company continued to experience record growth, with Read more >> |
