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What if you could "flex up" your med-surg units to increase capacity, not only for COVID-19 care but also for future situations where patient demand is unpredictable?
In the fight against Clostridioides difficile (C. diff; formerly known as Clostridium difficile), hospitals have become
extra vigilant about rapidly diagnosing and treating infected patients.
Burnout is a significant challenge for health care organizations, especially in rural hospitals that struggle with recruiting new clinicians.
OpenNotes is a growing movement to encourage greater access and transparency by allowing patients to see their care providers’ notes after visits and appointments. In this podcast, a panel of experts discuss what is gained by inviting patients to take a larger role in their own care.
When invited to play a larger role in their own care, many patients welcome the chance — and results show that patient engagement, in turn, improves outcomes.
More than two-thirds of air ambulance transports for patients with private insurance were out-of-network in 2017, putting patients at financial risk for the difference charged, according to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office
When Ramiah was born without a trachea, her care team at Penn State Health used a 3-D printer to build a replacement.
Held December 7, 2015
3:00 pm ET (2:00 pm CT; 1:00 pm MT; noon PT)
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The Food and Drug Administration today alerted health care providers to safety risks associated with cesium chloride, a mineral salt sometimes taken by cancer patients who seek alternative treatments
Hospitals and health systems across the country are finding myriad ways to provide affordable, patient-centered care to consumers. A panel of leaders recently shared how innovating in-house, addressing the social determinants of health and examining an organization’s patient population all played a…