Tag: Hospitals
Parents Often Report Medical Errors in Peds Inpatient Care
Thirty percent of medical errors were identified as preventable adverse events
Location, Age Affect Hospital Visitor Hand Sanitizer Use
In addition to these factors, visitors are more likely to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when in a group
CDC: Hospitals Making Progress Against Antibiotic Resistance
But hundreds of thousands of patients are still affected each year
February 2016 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
February 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for February 2016. This roundup includes the...
Supportive-Care Hospital Visits Linked to Better Outcomes
Tie also seen between visits and increased access to community health services
Quality of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among Hospitals
Hospital process composite performance measures of in-hospital cardiac arrest linked to outcome
Decreases in Readmission Rates From 2007 to 2015
Decreases for targeted conditions and nontargeted conditions among Medicare elderly beneficiaries
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Feb. 20-24
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress was held from...
Public Reporting of Hospital Readmissions Hasn’t Cut Rates
Less hospital-based acute care for patients with heart failure; no change for MI, pneumonia