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NewsUCSF: Transition-to-home program cuts heart readmissions by 30%
A University of California, San Francisco, program aimed at helping hospitals transition patients to their homes reduced hospital readmissions of older heart failure patients by nearly a third, Read more...
ER crowding, ambulance diversion lead to more deaths
Rerouting ambulances away from overcrowded emergency departments is linked to a 3 percent higher risk of death in heart attack patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Read more...
Dr. Robert Wachter - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
Who: Dr. Robert (Bob) Wachter Blog: Wachter's World About the blogger: Wachter is professor and associate chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is Read more...
Trend: Minority doctors scarce in California
A new study suggests that despite California's ethnically-diverse citizenry, there are comparatively fewer doctors of color to serve them. The study, which was conducted by the University of Read more...
| Press ReleasesHospital Efficiency, Patient Safety Pioneer Randall Lipps Joins Radisphere Board of DirectorsCLEVELAND & WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Radisphere (www.radisphere.net), the only radiology provider offering proven accessibility and accountability to community hospitals, today Read more >> Practice Fusion & the Bay Area Science Festival Promote "Doctors of the Future"Photobooth during Discovery Days event helps kids picture a future in medicineSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Practice Fusion, the fastest growing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Read more >> Physicians See Promise in Efforts to Prevent Diagnostic Errors: QuantiaMD StudyIn 6,400-Clinician Study, Over 96% Believe Diagnostic Errors are Preventable, Yet Nearly Half Encounter Them Regularly WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A 6,400-clinician study from QuantiaMD, the Read more >> Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Team Discovers Key to Fighting Drug-Resistant LeukemiaResearchers have uncovered novel path to overcome chemotherapy resistance LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, is the most common form of childhood cancer. While most Read more >> Southeast Texas Medical Associates Building Strong Post Treatment Care Programs with IBM Business Analytics SoftwareAnalytics helps practice reduce hospital readmissions by twenty-two percent in first six monthsARMONK, N.Y., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Southeast Texas Read more >> |
