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NewsMortality rate a misleading quality measure
Despite being widely used as measure for quality, mortality rates may be a misleading quality indicator because hospitals use varied accounting methods, according to a new study published in Read more...
Fewer patient deaths, better outcomes with more e-prescribing
The Stage 1 Meaningful Use standards for computerized physician order entry (CPOE)--or e-prescribing--may reduce the number of deaths from heart failure or heart attack, but applying proposed Stage 2 Read more...
Patient deaths put hospital nurse staffing ratios under a microscope
After reports that two patient deaths were linked to low nurse staffing levels at Carlisle Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania, questions have been raised about hospital cuts to nurses' jobs, as Read more...
Nurse shortages result in patient deaths, strikes
Staffing shortages aren't simply headaches for the medical staff. Staffing levels that can't meet demand can cause strikes and, even worse, patient deaths. The Pennsylvania Department of Health Read more...
Greater use of primary care can reduce deaths, hospitalizations
As the primary-care workforce continues to be strained, new research shows that areas with higher levels of primary care have fewer patient deaths and preventable hospitalizations, according to a Read more...
Understaffed units associated with higher patient mortality
When the number of nurses falls below target levels, patient mortality rises, concludes research that could shift the debate about nurse staffing levels in U.S. healthcare facilities. Researchers 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...
ALSO NOTED: FL medical records sold in Utah surplus store; Another retail clinic operator closes its doors; and much more...
> Big "oops!"...Somehow, a box of medical records from Florida got sold in a Utah surplus store this week. Read more...
Patient death raises questions on agency nurse use
The death of a patient in a Plantation, FL emergency department has re-surfaced persistent questions over whether hospitals nationwide are creating quality problems by using fill-in "agency" nurses Read more...
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