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The five children of a 65-year old woman settled a wrongful death suit against a dialysis clinic.
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Twenty-five years of U.S. medical malpractice claim payouts show that diagnostic errors accounted for the largest fraction of claims, the most severe patient harm, and the highest total of penalty payouts, according to recent research from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
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Johns Hopkins researchers say they have uncovered an unintended consequence of the move in recent years to reduce the legendarily long and onerous work hours of interns. Shorter work hours can increase the risks of patient handoff, they say.
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CDCs work-based program better than meds.
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Count everyone in hospital for one day
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There arent enough healthy choices
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Since Optima Health began its Mission Health wellness and disease management program five years ago at a large employer group, 84% of the 450 participants with diabetes have taken their medication as ordered, compared with just 55% when the program began.
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Faced with a growing population with diabetes and soaring costs for managing the disease, payers and providers are focusing on preventing and managing the disease that costs the American economy an estimated $245 billion a year a 41% increase over the $174 billion estimated cost in 2007, according to a report by the American Diabetes Association.
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How can you make sure that your nurses make a difference to the outcomes of your patients? According to a study in the January issue of Medical Care1, all it takes is a good patient/nurse ratio and good leadership.
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For the past few years, the ED at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA, has seen double-digit increases in patient volume. The surging demand has been difficult, to say the least. And by early 2012, administrators realized it was time for a change in course.