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Nurses in ICUs get worse sleep, may make more errors
A group of U.S. researchers have concluded that nurses working in ICUs frequently get less regular sleep than their counterparts in other units, possibly leading to higher medical error rates. Using... Read more...
Billionaire offers $100M to re-open troubled Los Angeles hospital
A billionaire who made his fortune in the pharmaceutical industry has stepped up with a $100 million guarantee dedicated to helping the University of California re-open the city's Martin Luther King... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: July increase in hospital mistakes a myth, researchers say
In medical industry lore, there's a legend floating around insisting that rates of hospital mistakes jump in July, when medical school grads begin work. The truth is, though, that this "July... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: California hospitals slammed for care problems
California's health officials have issued another series of fines against hospitals that made serious mistakes in care. The hospitals, which were fined $25,000 each, were slapped for placing patients... Read more...
Study: Doctors' personal problems can lead to medical errors
Another dispatch from the "doctors are people too" department: A new study has concluded that financial problems, family issues and other personal problems can play a significant role in potentially... Read more...
Obama doesn't favor mandatory medical mistake reporting
More or less in keeping with rules that already exist on the state level, President Obama favors a national reporting system for hospital-acquired infections, but doesn't want to see all medical... Read more...
Study: Doctors managing discharged patients don't get info they need
Far too often, doctors caring for patients being discharged from hospitals don't get the tests, data and other information they need to conduct good follow-up care, according to a new study. The... Read more...
U of Michigan sees dramatic malpractice savings by saying 'sorry'
In most cases, when doctors or hospitals realize they have a malpractice problem on their hands, their first instinct is is to throw up a protective wall of silence to protect themselves... Read more...
Maryland hospital fined for unreported errors
Last year, errors by a Maryland hospital led to the death of one patient and "serious harm" to at least seven others, all of which went unreported to state health regulators, reports the Washington... Read more...
Study: P4P works with proper incentives
Building on what seems to be a growing consensus, a new study concludes that pay-for-performance schemes can be effective if doctors get the right incentives. The study, which appears in the American... Read more...
