Tag: Hospitals
Characteristics of Profitable Hospitals Identified
Characteristics include for-profit status, higher mark-up, system affiliation, regional power
April 2016 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for April 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
April 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for April 2016. This roundup includes the...
Picture-Guided Cards Can Help Chaplains Provide Spiritual Care
Intervention may reduce anxiety in mechanically ventilated adults in intensive care
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Shared Decision-Making Should Be Encouraged in ICU
Shared decision-making process should be used to define overall goals of care
Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin Don’t Up Hospitalized Heart Failure
No increased risk for new users of saxagliptin, sitagliptin versus other antihyperglycemic agents
Pre-Op Stenting, Longer Surgery Tied to Genitourinary Infection
Findings among patients undergoing ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy
Coalition Calls for Changes to Hospital Pain Assessments
Petition asks government to release proposal for a new pain questionnaire for hospital patients
Quality Improvement Process Doesn’t Cut ICU Mortality
No reduction in in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients from ICUs in Brazil
