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NewsNonteaching hospitals think they're better at teamwork, handoffs
Nonteaching hospitals on average scored higher than academic medical centers for teamwork and patient handoffs, according to the latest patient safety survey from the Agency for Healthcare Research Read more...
Teaching hospitals ramp up advertising to gain clinicians, patients
With medical centers spending 20 percent more on advertising in 2011, more hospitals are beefing up their marketing campaigns, especially academic medical centers--the newcomers to the national Read more...
CMS to mandate drug, device makers reporting on provider relationships
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday proposed a Sunshine Act transparency rule, in which drug and device manufacturers must disclose information about their relationships Read more...
Academic hospitals have better cancer patient outcomes
Contrary to some previous research, academic hospitals have better outcomes than non-teaching hospitals--at least for prostate cancer patients who undergo radical prostatectomy, according to a Read more...
New resident duty hours to cost teaching hospitals $1.3B
It's been more than two months since the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) shortened resident shifts to 16 hours, with the hope of improving patient safety. Yet that Read more...
Training helps docs improve explanations, not general communication
You can teach communication improvements for specific cases, but not necessarily general communication skills, according to a new study published in the August Archives of Surgery. According to the Read more...
Physician training cuts proposed to fix deficit
As part of efforts to reduce the federal deficit, the administration could cut physician training and intensive care services by $1 billion a year, according to a New York Times article yesterday. Read more...
July effect: New interns 'perfect storm' for higher mortality rates
A new study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms the notorious "July effect" in which mortality rates rise and efficiency declines during the summer month as the new class of Read more...
Teaching hospitals have more post-surgery problems
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has surprised experts with its findings that teaching hospitals have more problems after surgery than non-teaching institutions. The study was Read more...
Emergency physicians face constant interruptions
Emergency doctors are interrupted often, which could lead to medical errors, according to an article published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Data from a time/motion study based on Read more...
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