Patients go to the hospital to get help, but at times they wind up in worse shape than before they entered. Some are from medical errors, and many are caused by systems that don’t have enough checks and balances to make sure that any potential mishaps are caught before they can cause harm. continues…
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The Concord Monitor has the story of the New Hampshire-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord clinic. Founded by five doctors who left working for one hospital, they just couldn’t make ends meet in today’s economic environment for primary care, so they ending up selling to another hospital. continues…
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The NJ Bergen Record has an interesting article chronicling the demise of the 48-year old, Westwood, N.J.-based hospital Pascack Valley Hospital, including a full time line. continues…
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A survey by Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. of physician on-call pay rates and practices at 160 participating health centers found 72% percent of respondents — nearly half being trauma centers — have experienced difficulty finding physicians to provide on-call coverage. continues…
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When was the last time you washed that filthy tie? Do you know it can transfer infections?
The new dress codes at British hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves jewelery and even traditional white coats worn by staff for exactly that reason. continues…
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Medication errors and ICU use in cases handled by residents and interns at Yale-New Haven Hospital went down after work rule changes went into effect in 2003, says a study in the July 17 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. (The changes limit residents’ and interns’ hours to 80 a week and no more than 24 consecutively.) Admission rates to the ICU dropped by 2 percent and pharmacist interventions to prevent drug errors were reduced by 1.92 interventions per 100 patient-days. What’s more, discharges to home or rehab centers (as opposed to inpatient deaths or transfers) increased by 5 percent. The study compared outcomes for patients treated by the teaching staff and those treated by hospitalists.
[Via Medical Economics Update]
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A study by the Duke Clinical Research Institute looked at whether a pay-for-performance system for rewarding hospitals for adhering to specific treatment guidelines would improve patient outcomes. Well … it didn’t. Read more here.
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