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Study: Surgical residents object to work hour restrictions
Think it's just hospitals and teachers who are complaining about resident work hour limitations? Apparently, the residents themselves aren't happy with hourly work rules either, according to a new... Read more...
New hospital building focused on healthy, evidence-based design
While nobody particularly likes being a patient in a semi-private room, until recently hospitals never looked at whether this setting could actually be undermining patient care. Today, however,... Read more...
Improved wound care techniques could cut surgical costs, shorten stays
Thanks to new biological techniques, patients undergoing surgical procedures may be able to speed up recovery times and shorten hospital stays, according to a new report. That means a healthy future... Read more...
Health Net plans asset selloff; Pfizer considers big layoff;
> California health plan Health Net is considering a selloff of some of its business in Arizona and the Northeast. FierceHealthFinance > Pfizer is considering a big layoff, letting about... Read more...
For nurses, a little respect goes a long way
As everyone knows--heck, even my mom knows this, and she works in a restaurant--nursing shortages are one of the great issues the healthcare industry has to address. Even if president-elect Obama... Read more...
Joint Commission says hospital quality improving
A new study from The Joint Commission has concluded that U.S. hospitals have steadily improved the quality of patient care over the past six years. The study, which analyzed National Patient Safety... Read more...
AHA recommends standardized colors for wristbands
Sometimes, choosing a red patient wristband over a yellow one can be the difference between a safe patient and an injured one, which is why the American Hospital Association is pressing hospitals to... Read more...
Case study: MO hospital assigns hospitalists to specific units
In the past, hospitalist physicians have been forced to wander all around the hospitals where they practice, from floor to floor and unit to unit. Increasingly, however, hospitals are coming to see... Read more...
PA hospitals' overall financial health improves
A new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council concluded that while the overall financial health of the state's hospitals improved, small community hospitals in rural areas... Read more...
OH plans, providers share pricing and quality information
This week seems to be a big one for transparency. Not only did Cigna roll out its nationwide physician and hospital rankings program nationwide, central Ohio got into the action, too. Anthem Blue... Read more...
