Hospital Management
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Spineless approach to trauma patients may strike a raw nerve
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Missed MI: Costly, deadly, and sometimes unpreventable
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Wrongful death, wrongful life, emotional distress: Death in the ED: A complex event
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Don’t let dyspnea take the wind out of your practice
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Forensic Emergency Medicine: Practitioners Must Consider Roles as Investigators, Reporters
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Full June 1, 2003 Issue in PDF
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Patient Satisfaction Planner: Closed-circuit TV wins fans in children’s hospital
An innovative closed-circuit TV network at a childrens hospital in Atlanta has made a significant contribution to patient and family satisfaction while boosting the morale and self-esteem of bedridden children. -
Patient Satisfaction Planner: ‘Making it personal’ improves patient care
Sheila Brune, CMC director of Utilization Management/Living History Program at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA, says the quality of direct patient care is the most important predictor of patient satisfaction. -
The Quality-Cost Connection: Reduce infections with root-cause analysis
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations recent expansion of the sentinel event policy to include nosocomial infections could represent a change in what infection control practitioners view as their traditional role. -
Study shows QI helps heart attack patients
Combined results from three studies conducted in 33 Michigan hospitals show its possible to improve the care provided to heart attack patients after admission by reminding physicians, nurses, and patients about proven therapies.