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Previous trials have demonstrated that administration of recombinant erythropoietin to critically ill patients decreases the need for red blood cell transfusions and leads to higher hemoglobin values.
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This paper reports on a telephone survey of US non-rural hospitals and the physician directors of their ICUs.
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The goal of this study was to elicit views of key clinical faculty members regarding the effects of residency duty-hour limits on patient care, education, professionalism and faculty satisfaction.
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A Six Sigma performance improvement project in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at Mercy Medical Center has decreased mortality rates from 6.7% in 2003 to 3.5% in 2006, or a 47.8% reduction.
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The Washington, DC-based Leapfrog Group reports that 52% of the hospitals responding to its Hospital Quality and Safety Survey say that they have adopted the "Leapfrog Never Events" policy.
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Just when hospital leadership was getting used to the pay-for-performance (P4P) concept, it seems that they will now have to adapt to another new reality that might well be called "non-pay for non-performance."
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The recent fining of nine California hospitals for patient safety violations underscores just how high a cost health care facilities might pay for safety shortcomings, and puts an even greater emphasis on identifying new causes of errors and their solutions.
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Physicians at the University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, AZ and the city's 17 paramedic units are participating in a pilot program for what its proponents say is a worldwide first ...
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Improving the health of patients in your hospital is a large enough challenge, but imagine taking on the well-being of an entire city.
