Teen pulls his own teeth with pliers, father had refused dentist visit

After a 14 year old boy pulled his own teeth out with pliers, his father now faces two charges of endangerment for not bringing him to the dentist. Read more

90% of docs want more of a leadership role in hospitals

It seems doctors aren’t satisfied with the role they have in running hospitals. A new survey shows they want more of an executive role — among other things. Read more

Recession may have triggered child abuse increases

Head trauma in infants has doubled in the past few years, and some experts think the sluggish economy is the cause. Read more

DNR patients face higher death rates after surgery

Patients with a do not resuscitate (DNRs) order are more likely to die during certain surgeries — for reasons that aren’t clear. Read more

5 HIPAA-friendly ways to use social media

Many health care providers are worried that social networking’s main selling point — ease of sharing info — will lead them astray of HIPAA rules by sharing too much info with the wrong audience.

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Better Patient Care: Virtually There

This IDC Health Insights White Paper, sponsored by VMware, identifies the key benefits from desktop virtualization in the clinical environment and presents detailed case studies from three hospitals that are early adopters of desktop virtualization in the clinical environment.

Click here to read the free whitepaper! Read more

Shocker! Docs don’t take their own medicine

The advice doctors give you isn’t necessarily what they themselves do when faced with a medical situation.  Read more

Are 90% of medical errors unreported?

New research indicates medical errors may happen 10 times as often as was once believed. Read more

Emergency planning: Many hospitals fall short

One-third — or more — of hospitals have glaring gaps in their emergency response plans. Read more

Benefits of nurse staffing levels vary by type of hospital

While a high nurse staffing level is generally a good goal, some facilities get more of a quality boost from it than others. Read more

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