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Nonteaching 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...

Press Releases

eMix Announces 250th Customer for Medical Image-Sharing

Leading Cloud-Based Medical Service Growth Quickly Accelerates SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eMix™, a business venture incubated by DR Systems, announced that 250 facilities are now using its Read more >>

Association of American Medical Colleges Selects CoreMedia

Medical Education Nonprofit Standardizes on CoreMedia's Web Content Management Platform to Meet Expanding Needs of Academic Medicine CommunitySAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreMedia, a Read more >>

ARUP Laboratories Launches New Pain Management Web Site

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, today Read more >>

Huron Consulting Group Adds Academic Medical Center Expert

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that Judith L. Bachman has joined the Company as a managing Read more >>

University of Virginia Health System Signs Direct Licensing Agreement with Streamline Health and Adds New Custom Workflow

Top healthcare system migrates to direct 3-year licensing agreement and adds custom Correspondence Workflow CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRM), a market Read more >>