Study: Hospital mortality rates up in ICU patients with HAI
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
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
Hand washing: More likely at the mall than the OR
Filed under: Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Here’s some news no one wants to ponder for long: Random people in public bathrooms have better hand washing habits then doctors working in U.S. hospitals.
Lowering post-op mortality — the surprising key
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
New research indicates that when it comes to reducing patient mortality, how well post-op complications are managed is just as important as preventing complications in the first place. Read more
Special Report
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse
Reducing costs is at the top of all health executives’ minds — more so now than ever before since hospitals are facing a possible 1% Medicare pay cut for high readmission rates starting in October. So where do you begin?
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse