Articles Tagged With: quality
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Linear Staplers in Clinical Use
The results have shown that the Ethicon 6-row stapler had more misfires and the Autosuture Endo-GIA 6-row stapler resulted in more bleeding complications. -
LRYGB vs Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
The patient's eating habits before surgery play an important role in the choice of the operative technique used. -
'Boarded' patients prefer halls on inpatient floors
Harried ED managers who are trying their best to get patients upstairs apparently have some strong allies in this battle: The patients themselves. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Collaboration key in new discharge notice rule
Beginning July 2, hospitals must begin a new process of notifying Medicare beneficiaries of their discharge appeal rights. -
Discharge Planning Advisor: Sutter program addresses homeless housing, care
A two-pronged initiative under way at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, aims to provide interim housing for homeless patients who need home support services or assistance with medications as well as reduce the use of the hospital emergency departments (EDs) for primary care among homeless patients. -
Hospital changes stroke care to improve safety
The quality and safety of stroke care in U.S. hospitals can be vastly improved if risk managers first understand how patients may be injured as a result of medical mishaps, according the experience of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. -
Patient Safety Alert supplement
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Hypertension after JNC-VI: Target early control
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Decision support software shows measures that work