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The Chicago-based Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educations (ACGME) board of directors has approved final standards on resident duty hours. The new standards, approved Feb. 11, 2003, take effect July 1, 2003.
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HospitalConnect web site gets a redesign; AHRQ sponsors bioterror audio conferences; HHS names new AHRQ director; Leapfrog Group to help hospitals with investments.
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If a single organization can benefit from sharing knowledge through an internal site (intranet), just imagine the possibilities when virtually the entire body of performance-improvement (PI) knowledge can be made available to any quality professional who wants it. Were certainly not there yet, but a growing number of professionals are paving the way for such a future.
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The Living History program involves the creation of a living, breathing chronicle of the patients nonmedical history. The intent of the history is to empower caregivers to deliver care to the heart and soul of the patient.
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A new study suggests that hospitals may be able to significantly cut the time it takes to deliver medications to patients and complete X-rays and lab tests by using computerized physician order-entry (CPOE) systems.
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This study prospectively evaluated whether prehospital intubation improved outcome among adult patients with non-lethal traumatic brain injury.
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This randomized, double-blinded trial compared the efficacy of albuterol delivered by continuous nebulization at 7.5 mg/hr (usual-dose therapy) and 15 mg/hr (high-dose therapy).
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In this prospective study, investigators evaluated the safety of a nine- to 12-hour observation period for patients with cocaine-associated chest pain who were at low-to-intermediate risk of cardiovascular events.
