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Virtual forms increase kidney donor applications 40 percent
Switching from paper to online forms has helped the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center increase applications from potential kidney donors to its program by 40 percent. John
Social media efforts put hospitals in the spotlight
Mayo Clinic tops a blogger's list of 20 healthcare organizations with "inspiring" social media strategies. That choice is not surprising: The Rochester, Minn.-based hospital has its own social media
Researchers create interactive tool to predict likelihood of death
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have identified 16 prognostic scales that can be used to estimate the life expectancy of older adults with a fair degree of accuracy.
Study: Annual mammograms unnecessary, harmful
Due to a high likelihood of receiving a false-positive result, researchers at the University of California San Francisco have determined that annual mammograms for women are unnecessary. More than 50
Hospitals slash sepsis rates with nursing-focused strategies
In what could be a template for other hospitals to follow, nine acute care facilities in the Bay Area teamed to dramatically reduce their sepsis mortality rates, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
New phishing scams target doctors and their data
Physicians tend to have a good deal of money--recent med school grads with mountains of debt notwithstanding. Increasingly, physicians also are the gatekeepers of rich storehouses of valuable data.
GE plans to develop new health integration framework with Mayo, other clinics
GE has announced plans to develop a new health IT collaboration framework, commercializing an open architecture, working in partnership with some of the U.S.'s most prestigious healthcare
