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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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Telehealth cuts readmission rates, earns system a speedy return on investment

Saint Vincent Health System in Erie, Pa., reports that using telemedicine technology has reduced readmissions in its 26 Pennsylvania facilities--and also netted a 100% return on investment in just two months.

Checklist cuts surgical infections in half

Using a 12-measure checklist, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons cut wound infections of Whipple procedures by nearly 50 percent, according to a new study in yesterday's Journal of