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NewsHospital medical mistakes up, patient harm down
Serious medical mistakes at Minnesota hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers rose slightly to 316 in 2011, up from 305 in 2010, according to an annual report released yesterday by the Minnesota Read more...
Longer hospital stays increase chances of infection
The longer a patient stays in the hospital the chances of him or her acquiring an infection, having an adverse drug reaction, or developing a pressure ulcer go up, according to a new study to be Read more...
Better hospital mattresses give wallets a rest
If emergency rooms spent 30 cents per patient to buy pressure-reduction mattresses, it could save the hospital $32 per patient, reports UPI. The special mattress could reduce pressure ulcers in Read more...
Rehab facilities facing new quality reporting requirements
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) that fail to report selected quality data could see their Medicare payments reduced by at least 2 percent beginning in fiscal 2014 under a new proposed rule Read more...
Hospital owes $10M in bedsore malpractice suit
A jury awarded $10.3 million to the estate of a patient who sued Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center for allowing him to get bed sores, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. This comes at a time Read more...
Study: Not-for-profit nursing homes offer higher quality than for-profits
Non-profit nursing homes seem to provide better care than for-profit facilities, according to a new study by Canadian researchers who looked at results from 82 studies conducted from 1965 through Read more...
Report: Bedsore numbers show dramatic rise
A new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that the number of patients who develop bedsores during their hospital stay has risen dramatically. From 1993 to 2006, the Read more...
Study: Never events major factor in hospital liability costs
According to new research by insurance firm Aon Corp., hospital-acquired conditions accounted for 12.2 percent of total legal liability costs insured by healthcare facilities in 2007. While many Read more...
New England hospitals create clinical practice improvement network
A group of nineteen New England hospitals have joined together in a network allowing them to share information about clinical practices and boost their quality improvement efforts. The hospitals are Read more...
| Press ReleasesRegions Hospital significantly reducing pressure ulcers through prevention programST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital reported a 30 percent drop in pressure ulcers since it started an aggressive new program a year ago to improve patient comfort, improve care and Read more >> Studies Show that EarlySense’s Contact-Free Patient Monitoring System Effectively Helps Hospital Patients Avoid Pressure UStudy data published in the December 2011 issue of the Journal of Patient Safety WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EarlySense, a market leader in proactive patient care solutions, announced today Read more >> Aging-in-Place Research Breakthroughs To Be Presented At Wireless Health 2011 ConferenceIncluding technologies for monitoring risk of falls and walking disabilities; behavior tracking of dementia patients in long-term care settingsLA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Read more >> VCPI Announces Decision Point™ Outcomes Dashboard for Skilled Nursing Facilities: Commercially Available in Q4 2011New Executive Reporting Tool Provides a Comprehensive, High-Level View of Clinical Outcomes MetricsMILWAUKEE, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VCPI, in conjunction with PointRight Inc., announces the Read more >> Medsphere Enhances OpenVista® EHR System for Meaningful UseNew features, functions make open-source system more flexible, enabling hospitals to rapidly meet federal incentive requirements SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medsphere Systems Corporation, a pioneer Read more >> |
