Patient found dead on hospital grounds hours after release from ER

A hospital is facing questions after a recently released patient died on hospital grounds — and after a lengthy wait for someone to actually assist him.  Read more

Patients with more experienced docs have worse outcomes

Patients whose doctors are the most experienced are 70% more likely to die while in the hospital — and 50% more likely to die in the 30 days after leaving. Read more

10 hospitals now offer special addiction residencies

Growing interest in treating addiction as a medical issue, not a mental health issue, is behind the new program. Read more

Back to school for dentist who broke patients’ jaws

A dentist who has fractured her patients’ jaws and left instruments stuck in their teeth has been ordered to go back to school before resuming work. Read more

AHA comes out against OSHA setting resident work hours

The American Hospital Association says the feds shouldn’t be in the business of regulating medical residents’ hours. Read more

Meeting ‘meaningful use’ criteria will take an extra 50k bodies

Better get ready to ramp up hiring. Organizations wanting to meet the fed’s meaningful use goals are going to need more help. And a lot of it. Read more

OSHA weighs tougher rules on residents’ hours

Even tighter rules may be on the way that limit the hours residents can work in hospitals. Read more

Study: Shorter hours hurt resident training

Despite claims that shortening residents’ hours would improve both their training and patient care, a recent study suggests the opposite is true. Read more

Hospital vows to retrain staff, revise policies after patient dies in waiting room

Emergency department staff who didn’t know — or didn’t follow — standard procedure were found responsible for the loss of a patient. Read more

New guidelines for radiation safety

The American Society for Radiation Oncology issued a six-point plan for reducing errors related to the use of radiation. Read more

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