A nurse who reported a doctor’s unorthodox-at-best techniques now finds herself facing criminal charges of misusing official information.
Read the rest of this entry »
Following hand-washing protocols is one of the easiest — and most often ignored — ways to keep infections from spreading. But staffers may balk at the newest solution to this problem.
Read the rest of this entry »
A new survey shows most physicians are waiting much longer than was commonly thought to discuss a terminal diagnosis with patients. Is it the right thing to do?
Read the rest of this entry »
Should you be tweeting wait times for your emergency department? What about letting patients self-diagnose from the comfort of their couch?
Read the rest of this entry »
New research indicates some very basic solutions to a lingering patient complaint: Too much noise in hospitals.
Read the rest of this entry »
More than one in ten physician positions are unfilled. What does that mean for your organization?
Read the rest of this entry »
No one likes to talk about it, but disruptive behavior and interpersonal drama in hospitals and medical practices is putting patients at risk.
Publicly airing data showing how well — or poorly — hospitals perform seems like it would spur even the high performing organizations to improve scores. But it doesn’t.
Read the rest of this entry »
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 the rest of this entry »
New research shows family practice doctors have been seeing adult patients more often, and spending more time per patient visit. So what’s the outcome of all those extra hours?
Read the rest of this entry »
Loading ...
