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Study: Harm from patient handoffs is common

September 30, 2008 — 2:22pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Transferring care of a hospitalized patient from one resident to another frequently causes harm to that patient, including some serious problems, according to new research. The study, which was... Read more...

Study: Cutting resident schedules hasn't changed results

August 4, 2008 — 9:11am ET | By Anne Zieger
Despite changes to policies governing resident work schedules--notably new rules that cut shifts back to 24 to 30 hours--a new study suggests that residents still aren't getting more sleep, are still... Read more...

Study: Med school pharma limits affect attitudes

December 4, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Of late, academic medical centers have been instituting tough limits on pharmaceutical companies' relationship with their faculty and staff. On their face, the policies seem to be aimed primarily at... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Mental health problems abounded post-Katrina

December 4, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Nobody expected life to be easy for survivors of Hurricane Katrina--particularly on their mental health. Now, a new study confirms that mental health problems were one of the major impacts of the... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: A closer look at MA health reforms

November 27, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Over the last several months, health system reforms in Massachusetts have drawn national praise, and have played a role in shaping the healthcare proposals put forth by the current slate of... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Nursing home population drops

September 28, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Though America's elderly population is mushrooming, nursing home roles are falling. The number of U.S. residents aged 75 and older living in homes fell to 7.5 percent in 2006, compared with 8.1... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: California health reform accelerating

September 27, 2007 — 6:59am ET
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) seems to be getting closer to a deal that will get his health reform plans enacted. His plan, like the Massachusetts scheme, would require all residents to... Read more...

Studies: Resident shift limits don't lower mortality

September 6, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Over the past several months, I've reported on a few studies which suggest that long shifts for physician-trainees breed medical errors. Now, some new studies have come to fruition which argue... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Death of King/Drew stuns community

August 21, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Without a doubt, there were far too many incidents where patients didn't get the care they needed at Martin Luther King Jr./Harbor Hospital. Still, most of the residents of the poor communities... Read more...

Med school faculty fret over cutting resident hours

July 25, 2007 — 6:59am ET
While it's becoming clear that overtaxed, sleep-deprived interns are a hazard, professors in U.S. medical schools seem convinced long resident shifts are important. A new Mayo Clinic survey has found... Read more...
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