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A checklist-based bedside physical examination in the intensive care unit is suggested as clinically useful in spite of a lack of evidence demonstrating this

Value of Bedside Exam for ICU Patients Discussed

Despite lack of evidence, authors recommend use of checklist-based bedside examination
Markets with greater increases in physician-hospital integration show greater increases in spending for outpatient care

Outpatient Spending Higher With Physician-Hospital Integration

Authors say increased spending attributable to price increases, not utilization changes
The application of failure mode and effective analysis correlates with increased awareness of medical errors in the pediatric intensive care unit

‘Failure Mode and Effective Analysis’ Ups Error Awareness

Increase in reported errors, reduction in severity of errors with application of FMEA in PICU
For patients with poor-prognosis cancer

Time-Limited Strategies Feasible for ICU Critical Cancer Care

For patients with poor-prognosis solid tumors, trial duration of one to four ICU days may be sufficient
Intrinsic qualities of safety-net hospitals

Safety-Net Hospitals Have Higher Costs, Worse Outcomes

Found to have higher mortality, readmission, surgical costs after controlling for patient factors
More nurses and electronic medical records can help hospitals overcome the "weekend effect" associated with urgent general surgery procedures performed on weekends

Hospital Factors Can Overcome ‘Weekend Effect’

Improved staffing; electronic records; additional inpatient, aftercare resources help
Newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than those without the condition

Hospital Readmissions Up in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Withdrawal most common reason for infants' readmission to the hospital
U.S. hospitals have made significant improvements to breastfeeding support programs in recent years

CDC: Hospitals Doing Better Job of Promoting Breastfeeding

Still, nearly 4 million infants are born each year in U.S., but only 14% in 'baby-friendly' hospitals

September 2015 Briefing – Nursing

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for September 2015. This roundup includes the latest...

September 2015 Briefing – Critical Care

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for September 2015. This roundup includes the...