Healthcare data security: What it costs you

Did you know that 2011 breaches of protected heath information (PHI) increased 97% over 2010 levels? Did you also know that 60% of those breaches resulted from malicious intent? And the number of patient health records affected totaled 19 million. Read more

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

Hospital executive gets 3 years in prison

David Rosen, former CEO of MediSys Health Network, the operator of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Brookdale University Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Center, has been sentenced to three years in prison for bribery. 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

Staffers on smartphones: Weighing the risks

In the hospital setting, mobile devices are making physicians’, nurses’ and clinical staff’s jobs easier when it comes to efficiency of care. But they can pose serious risks for data breaches. 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

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

Best practices for enhancing doctor/nurse relationships

There is no better marketing for hospitals than positive word-of-mouth endorsements from former patients to other consumers. Of course, providing quality care is one way to get them, and here’s a key to achieving quality care: Read more

The 10 Riskiest Medical Procedures

Anytime a patient is required to — or elects to — have surgery, there are always risks involved. Some surgeries, however, carry with them a higher risk due to the difficulty of the procedure, the importance of the organ and the part of the body being operated on. Read more

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