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NewsHospital teamwork improves surgical outcomes, saves $2M
Hospitals in Tennessee achieved better surgical outcomes and saved millions of dollars after participating in a regional quality collaborative, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Read more...
Post-surgical inpatient deaths plummet
Although hospitals performed more surgeries between 1996 and 2006, the number of inpatient post-surgical deaths dropped significantly, according to an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Read more...
More hospital procedures mean better patient safety
Contrary to some research, hospitals with larger volumes of procedures have better patient safety. A new study in the journal Health Services Research found that hospital volume is inversely related Read more...
Top hospital ratings often misleading, incomplete
Although U.S. News & World Report just named the "best" children's hospitals, perhaps healthcare consumers should broaden their search. That's because "top hospitals" featured in popular Read more...
Study: Bariatric surgery repays cost within two to four years
Though it typically costs between $17,000 and $26,000, gastric bypass surgery's costs are typically offset within two to four years by saving on other forms of medical care, according to a new Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Da Vinci robot growing popular
What's that device in the operating room--the one with four arms? It's the da Vinci robot, a new surgical device that allows doctors to perform surgery using small incisions while giving them more Read more...
CA lawmakers push for tougher plastic surgery rules
Driven in part by the death of the mother of hip-hop star Kanye West, who was getting liposuction and breast implant surgery, California physicians and lawmakers are pushing to tighten up regulation Read more...
Case study: Hospital takes lessons from Toyota
Among a certain breed of progressive hospitals, it's becoming increasingly in vogue to lift Read more...
CA hospital cited for 'wrong-site' incident
An Orange County, CA-based hospital is now under state investigation after doing knee-repair surgery on a patient's healthy knee, marking the third "wrong-site" procedure to take place there since Read more...
HHS advisories give guidance on doctor gain-sharing
With the release of two new advisory opinions by HHS, it's clearer now how hospitals can share cost savings with doctors without running afoul of regulators. One of the two opinions address address Read more...
| Press ReleasesFirst Surgical Announces Third Quarter Financial ResultsHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Surgical Partners Inc. (OTCBB:FSPI) (“First Surgical” or the “Company”), which provides non-emergency surgeries through its two ambulatory surgery centers and a Read more >> Finally Cancer Software for the Cancer Patient - Wellmunity Technology Announces the Release of Med-Track 360 - Cancer SoftwareCancer survivor develops first comprehensive home-based PC software for those living with cancer to manage, organize, document and share their recovery and day-to-day challengesWEST BLOOMFIELD, Read more >> SpecialtyCare Continues Neuromonitoring Expansion—Surgical Monitoring Associates, Inc. Joins SpecialtyCare— NASHVILLE, Tenn. & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SpecialtyCare, the Nashville-based leading provider of clinical services to surgeons Read more >> Mayo Clinic Study Finds That Multiple Surgeries and Anesthesia Exposure before Age 2 Can Be Linked to Learning DisabilitieROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Every year millions of babies and toddlers receive general anesthesia for procedures ranging from hernia repair to ear surgery. Now, researchers at Mayo Clinic in Read more >> Research and Markets: The Global Disposable Hospital Supplies Market is Forecast to Exceed $14 billion by 2017DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/540275/disposable_hospita) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Disposable Hospital Read more >> |
