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NewsMore research needed to curb unnecessary care, spending
Despite reports that doctors spend billions of dollars on unnecessary tests each year, the industry lacks adequate research on the overuse of healthcare services, according to research published in Read more...
Aggressive training led to 35 percent drop in central line infections
Coordinated education and enforcement efforts led to a 35 percent reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) at more than 350 hospital ICUs nationwide, according to initial Read more...
Medicaid patient hospital stays rise 30 percent, outpacing privately insured
The number of hospital stays for patients covered by Medicaid surged 30 percent between 1997 and 2008, compared to a 5 percent hike in the number for patients with private health insurance, according Read more...
Children's hospital creates chronic disease registry
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will use a $12 million grant to create a disease registry to track chronically ill patients. The searchable database will provide information on Read more...
Study: If parents are uninsured, insured kids may still lack healthcare services
You'd think that if children are insured, they'd be fairly likely to get the healthcare they need. However, a new study suggests that if insured children's parents are uninsured, the children are Read more...
Study: More patients leaving hospitals against MD advice
A new study released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has concluded that there's been a dramatic increase in the rate of patients leaving hospitals against physician advice between Read more...
Study: Emergency department MDs should trust 'gut instincts'
A new study looking at how emergency department physicians evaluate patients with chest pains suggests that they should trust their "gut instincts" more often, according to author Abhinav Chandra, Read more...
U.S. mental health spending rising rapidly
U.S. mental illness spending is rising faster than spending on any other category of healthcare, according to new data released this week by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This Read more...
Study: Common coronary bypass technique more dangerous than traditional method
A new study has raised a storm of controversy by concluding that the most commonly-used method for extracting leg veins for grafts may be more dangerous than the traditional method. Over the past 10 Read more...
HHS: One-fifth of ED visits are by uninsured patients
Here's some data to chew on: According to HHS research, roughly one-fifth of all 120 million emergency department visits in 2006 were by uninsured persons. The data, while probably drawn on realistic Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedeAnalytics Releases Comprehensive White Paper on ACO Final RuleReport simplifies lengthy and complex regulationEMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, disseminated today Read more >> Rays Receives “The Highest Performance Score” in the KLAS 2011 Teleradiology ReportColorado-based Telerad Provider Earns Top Marks for access to reading physician, ED Communication, QA/Discrepancy process, and volume flexibility from Its Clients LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> MidSouth eHealth Alliance Rolls Out ICA’s CareAlign® 1.0 Health Information Exchange (HIE) Platform Emphasizing Care CoordNASHVILLE, Tenn. & MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ICA, and the MidSouth eHealth Alliance (MSeHA), announced today that as of September 7, 2011, MSeHA’s 16 hospitals and multiple ambulatory Read more >> First to Market Nationwide Launch of E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances with EPCS Gold™ 2.0 by DrFirst, Inc.ROCKVILLE, Md., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, DrFirst, Inc. announced an innovative product that fulfills the company's commitment to deliver a simple, secure, and affordable way to send Read more >> IT, Health and Government Experts will Examine Opportunities and Challenges in Healthcare IT Market at CompTIA Breakaway 2011DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With the healthcare industry looking to information technology (IT) solutions to improve patient care, CompTIA, the non-profit association for the Read more >> |
