Heart Attacks & Hospitalization in CA
A report released by OSHPD on heart attacks & hospitalization in CA…
Mayo (Clinic): The Secret Sauce To Better Care
“In the event that I have a critical illness and am unable…
Why Don’t Patients Hit the Panic Button in Hospitals? Lessons from Condition H
Today’s Hospitalist (Ready to let patients hit the panic button?) describes the…
The Stunning Shift Toward Employed Physicians
I’m amazed at just how quickly physician employment has swung from small…
Medication Errors Hospitalizing Seniors Most
According to data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the…
Hospitals to patients: Go Away and Don’t Come Back Soon
It seems that Medicare’s focus on reducing readmissions to hospitals is stimulating…
CMS Reports on Provider Performance
The next step in the process of releasing more information about the…
How to Be a Responsible Hospital Administrator
This is an issue really close to home for two reasons. First,…
The Challenges of Health Care Cost Control
A MedPage Today post by what appears to be an informed consumer…
Mobile Phones in Hospitals – Many Contain Bacteria
The Journal of Infection Control reports that many patients’ mobile phones contain…