News tagged with public hospital
Smog sparks debate over Beijing air standards
Officially, Beijing's air quality is improving. But in recent weeks, patients with respiratory problems have flooded hospitals, highways have closed and hundreds of flights have been grounded by thick smog.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Health information technology 'control tower' could improve earthquake response
A new study published by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis, foresees improvements in patient outcomes after a major earthquake through more effective use of information technology. ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Healthcare study says 'black provinces still worse off'
In post-apartheid South Africa health inequalities still persist with the richest provinces, where the largest concentrations of white people live, receiving more government funded healthcare than the poorest ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Study examines surgeons' stress related to surgery and night duty
A small study of Japanese surgeons suggests that duration of surgery and the amount of blood loss are associated with increased stress scores, and that night duty is associated with reduced stress arousal scores, according ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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The cost of over-triage on our nation's health system
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified "secondary over-triage" as a potential area of cost savings for our nation's health care. The phenomenon of over-triage occurs when ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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US hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records
Transforming the U.S. health care system from paper-based to electronic-based may improve health care quality and reduce costs, but a new study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Patient referrals cause differences in hospital infection rates
Patient referrals between hospitals influence the rates of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA, according to a study by researchers based in the Netherlands. The findings, published March 19 in the open-access journal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Older non-smokers gain most from tobacco ban, study suggests
Older people who have never smoked benefit most from smoking bans, a study suggests.
Mar 16, 2010 |
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H1N1 learnings: Risk factors for severe outcomes among patients admitted to hospital with H1N1
A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) of all patients in Canada admitted to hospital for H1N1 in the first five months of the outbreak summarizes the risk factors for a severe outcome. The H1N1 pandem ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2010 |
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The private sale of drugs in public hospitals
Governments are under increasing pressure to provide access to expensive new drugs. Canadian patients who want access to drugs that are not publicly insured are seeking to pay for these drugs within public hospitals, states ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Report: Flu might fill up hospitals in 15 states
(AP) -- If a third of people wind up catching swine flu, 15 states could run out of hospital beds around the time the outbreak peaks, a new report warns Thursday.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Culture change to encourage whistleblowing needed, says expert
Greater statutory protection, support from regulatory bodies and, above all, a culture change to encourage whistleblowing are required to protect patients and clinicians, according to an editorial published on bmj.com today.
May 27, 2009 |
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Safety net health centers struggle to meet demand
(AP) -- The health care safety net is straining. Just look at Jeffrey Taylor's parking lot. Taylor oversees a community health center for the poor in this suburb a dozen miles east of downtown Atlanta. The center, a modest ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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