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NewsIOM to monitor patient safety risk in health IT
With an estimated 44,000 to 98,000 lives lost each year due to medical errors at hospitals, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is turning its attention specifically to patient safety as it relates to Read more...
IOM: Leadership necessary for 'learning health system'
With collaborative care evolving among various organizations, leadership is key in creating "learning health systems," according to a recent Institute of Medicine report. The report from the Read more...
Just five percent of patients account for half medical spending
Hospitals looking to control escalating healthcare costs can narrow their search. Just 5 percent of patients were responsible for half of all U.S. medical expenses in 2009, according to a new report Read more...
New resident duty-hour limits not enough: Fatigue, errors still rampant
As new duty-hour rules go into effect next week, academic hospitals may be scrambling to figure out whether updated limits on resident work hours will improve patient care. New research indicates Read more...
Johns Hopkins to launch $10M patient safety institute
Johns Hopkins Medicine will establish a new patient safety institute using a recent $10 million donation, the hospital announced yesterday. The renowned Maryland-based hospital plans to create the Read more...
IOM: More data needed on health status of children
No data sources provide reliable indicators about the health status and the healthcare quality of children and adolescents in the U.S., says a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) study released Monday. Read more...
IOM recommends standards for clinical effectiveness
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued two new reports March 23 to give healthcare providers and organizations guidance on evaluating various healthcare options. The first report, Clinical Practice Read more...
IOM: Access to quality healthcare services should be top HHS focus
Access to quality healthcare services; injury rates; physical and social environments and incidences of chronic disease are among the major immediate health concerns that the Department of Health and Read more...
Highmark recruits nurse practitioners as primary-care providers
Highmark is looking to hire nurse practitioners to serve as primary-care providers, the company announced this week. The move comes just a few months after an Institute of Medicine report called for Read more...
Simpler labels recommended to boost medication adherence
Texting boosts medication adherence. So do 'smart' pill bottles. Now, U.S. Pharmacopeia, the non-governmental, standards-setting group for prescription and OTC medicines, has proposed another way to Read more...
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