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NewsHospital deaths from heart failure slashed in half
Hospital deaths from health failure were cut in half between 2000 and 2007, from 55 deaths to 28 deaths per 1,000 admissions, according to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statistics Read more...
Transitional care patient 'coaches' cut hospital readmissions
Programs designed to help older patients transition from the hospital to home cuts down on readmissions, according to new studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a Journal of the Read more...
Inhospital cardiac arrest a growing problem
More than 200,000 patients are treated for cardiac arrest in U.S. hospitals each year, according to a study out of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Since cardiac arrest is Read more...
Heart attack patients less likely to survive when transfers exceed 30 minutes
When racing against the clock, time and treatment of are the essence. Unfortunately, the average time a heart attack patient waits to be transferred from one hospital to another is an hour, that is, Read more...
Heart issue hospitalizations drop among Medicare patients
Fewer Medicare patients are being hospitalized for heart conditions, according to research to be presented today at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Read more...
More family physicians could mean lower readmissions
Adding family physicians could lower 30-day readmission rates related to pneumonia, heart attack and heart failure, say Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center researchers in a Read more...
VA cancels portion of deadly COPD readmission study
Grave safety concerns and deaths have forced the cancellation of part of a national study by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The trial, known as the BREATH study, was aimed at reducing Read more...
Researchers found gaps in the quality of heart failure care
Researchers found gaps in the quality of heart failure care provided to thousands of patients by cardiologists who don't always follow treatment guidelines, USA Today reports. The study of Read more...
Hospitals risk readmissions, penalties with poor heart failure follow-up
Heart failure patients who return to a provider for a simple follow-up visit within seven days of hospital discharge are 15 percent less likely to be readmitted within 30 days, a study published in Read more...
Higher hospital volume linked to fewer deaths for three conditions
Patients hospitalized for three common conditions--heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia--to an extent have better chances of survival if treated at larger, busier hospitals. Up to a threshold, Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedtronic Announces First Patient Enrollment in Clinical Trial Assessing Guideline-Based Heart Failure Management in PrimaIMPROVE HF Bridge Study Will Examine Specific Gaps in Implementation of Guideline-Recommended Treatment in Heart Failure Patients Post-Hospital Discharge MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Read more >> LoneStar Heart Inc. Names Andrew J. Coats, M.D., and Mark Maciejewski to Its Board of DirectorsLAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LoneStar Heart Inc., based here, today announced that it has elected Andrew J. Coats, M.D., and Mark Maciejewski to the company's board of Read more >> Saint Thomas Heart Opens New Ventricular Assist Device Center; One of Only 33 Dedicated Centers in United States--Middle Tennessee’s only certified Destination Therapy program offers renewed hope and results for advanced heart failure patients-- NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Saint Thomas Hospital, a Read more >> HeartWare and Dualis MedTech Announce Agreement to Develop Fully Implantable Ventricular Assist SystemFRAMINGHAM, Mass. and SYDNEY, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HeartWare International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTWR - ASX: HIN), a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies Read more >> FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Against Approval of Champion® Heart Failure Management System for Patients With Heart FailureATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioMEMS announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Circulatory Systems Devices advisory panel voted against the Champion Heart Failure Read more >> |
