Eye-opening study: Do all EDs treat uninsured kids equally?

You know that emergency departments must treat every person who walks through the doors seeking treatment. And you would think any sick or injured child would receive the same quality of treatments. But do they? Read more

Coupons for medical services?

A lot of people are familiar with daily deal sites. But now there’s a new wrinkle: Certain sites offer healthcare coupons. Providers who participate, however, need to be very careful. Read more

CMS bestows first Healthcare Innovation Awards

Twenty-six organizations received the honor of being the first granted with the Healthcare Innovation Awards. Check out what these groups did to win a total of $122.6 million. Read more

The 12 worst Legionnaires’ outbreaks in the world

Legionnaires’ disease may not be a common bacterial infection, but in its short history of existence, it’s been the cause of many serious illnesses and deaths throughout the world. Read more

Hospital profile: Step-by-step plan for improving patient care

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis wants to be the safest and highest-quality hospital in the country. Pretty lofty goals for a 1,100-bed facility that serves a broad range of patients. Here’s how it’s going about achieving these goals. Read more

Anesthesia administration: Court will decide who can do it

Should nurses be allowed to administer anesthesia without a doctor’s supervision? Read more

CMS now covers transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Good news. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now covers new technology for Medicare patients with aortic heart valve damage … under certain conditions. Read more

4 key steps: Caring for wander-risk patients

The last thing any facility wants is for an elderly patient with dementia to wander off and get hurt or lost. If that happens you could be faced with angry loved ones and lawsuits. Read more

The 12 Most Debilitating Diseases

Debilitating diseases come in many shapes and forms – from those that attack the muscles in our body and affect our physical abilities to those that affect our brain function and impair our thought processes. Read more

Study: Hospital mortality rates up in ICU patients with HAI

A recent analysis of an American hospital database found that in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with hospital-acquired infections (HAI) is four times higher (18.5% vs. 4.5%) than those without. But that’s not all it found. Read more

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    Twenty-six organizations received the honor of being the first granted with the Healthcare Innovation Awards. Check out what these groups did to win a total of $122.6 million.

    

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