Doc’s drink at dinner affects performance at morning surgeries
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Researchers have shown that even a few drinks the night before surgery can have significant impact on a doctor’s performance. Read more
Gastric bypass leads to weight loss for entire family
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Gastric bypass surgery — and the improved health habits that generally come with it — benefit not just the patient receiving it, but their entire family. Read more
DNR patients face higher death rates after surgery
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Patients with a do not resuscitate (DNRs) order are more likely to die during certain surgeries — for reasons that aren’t clear. Read more
Wrong-site errors: Why do they still happen so often?
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Despite hospitals’ best efforts, wrong-site errors still happen far more often than anyone would like. New research sheds light on the root causes.
Study: Docs who own facilities treat patients differently
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News, Patient/Client Communication
Whether or not you need knee surgery may depend on if your surgeon has an ownership stake in the local surgical center. Read more
Study: Shorter hours hurt resident training
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Despite claims that shortening residents’ hours would improve both their training and patient care, a recent study suggests the opposite is true. Read more
Why are uninsured twice as likely to die in ER?
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views
Health care providers may appear to be giving the same standard of care to insured and uninsured patients. But new research shows patient outcomes are quite different. Read more