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May 2017 Briefing – Critical Care

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for May 2017. This roundup includes the...
A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would repeal the federal law essentially banning construction of physician-owned hospitals and making it difficult for these facilities to grow

New Bill Intends to Repeal Limits on Physician-Owned Hospitals

Bill introduced in U.S. House of Representatives has bipartisan support with more than 50 co-sponsors
While the number of Americans hospitalized each year for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease appears to be holding steady

ATS: Mortality Down for Patients Hospitalized With COPD in U.S.

Annual number of patients who died from COPD while in the hospital decreased 62 percent from 2005-2014
As a result of a study published online March 15 in the Health Environments Research & Design Journal

Elements of a Patient-Centered Hospital Room Identified

Theoretical design framework generated, including core components of comfort to promote healing
Older adults treated at major teaching facilities are less likely to die in the weeks and months following their discharge than patients admitted to community hospitals

Mortality Rates Found Lower at Major Teaching Hospitals

Researchers assessed 30-day survival for older patients
Hospital cesarean-section rates vary widely across the United States

Too Few U.S. Hospitals Have C-Section Rates Below HHS Target

Consumer Reports finds rates for low-risk births vary from 7 to 64.6 percent across the United States
Patients hospitalized on the weekend for percutaneous coronary intervention may be twice as likely to die as those hospitalized on weekdays

Weekend Admissions for PCI Tied to Higher In-Hospital Mortality

Though low overall, the odds of dying double if procedure is done on Saturday or Sunday
Heart failure patients who are readmitted to the same hospital after their initial treatment are more likely to survive compared to those treated at a different hospital

Outcomes Up With Same Hospital Readmissions in Heart Failure

Continuity of care may be more important than speedy treatment, researchers say

April 2017 Briefing – Nursing

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for April 2017. This roundup includes the latest...

April 2017 Briefing – Critical Care

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for April 2017. This roundup includes the...