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Study: Do lower costs = lower quality of care?


March 11, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

It’s a question of utmost importance as the country debates what the health care system should look like: Do hospitals that spend less do so at the risk of providing poorer care?

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Report: 275k to die due to lack of health insurance


March 8, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

A new report gives hard numbers for the steepest price of all the “costs” discussed in the health reform debate. 

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Case Study: Hospital attains 98% staff vaccination rate


March 5, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Slow and steady wins the race: One hospital system nearly doubled its staff flu vaccination rate in just three years — and learned an important lesson in community education. Here’s how they did it.

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New research outlines true cost of hospital acquired infections


March 2, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Hospital-acquired cases of pneumonia and sepsis could cost more than $8 billion in increased health costs — and 48,000 patient deaths — annually.

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CDC to change flu vaccine recommendations


February 26, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Anticipated changes to the recommendations for who should get a flu vaccine will have many practices and hospitals juggling an increase in patient requests and questions.

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Quality measures show improvement


February 25, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

A new report from the Joint Commission shows that hospitals’ efforts to improve key quality scores are definitely working.

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Report: Limits to what telehealth can do


February 24, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Telehealth has its place, but new research indicates it’s not a cure-all for patient interaction and education.

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Kids on psychotropics: A potentially fatal balancing act


February 23, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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A mother’s recent conviction in the death of her four-year-old daughter highlights the sometimes fine line between treating actual disorders and controlling children’s day-to-day behavior.

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Senate report raises questions about FDA after-market review


February 23, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

A new report from the Senate Finance Committee highlights a potential conflict of interest within the FDA — and the safety of one of the world’s top-selling medications.

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Study sheds light on why women ignore heart attack symptoms


February 19, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Here’s a scary statistic: Only 53% of women would call 911 if they had symptoms of a heart attack.

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