Tag: Hospitals
Hand Hygiene Program Improves Hygiene Compliance
Significant decrease seen in overall health-care-associated infection rate, linked to overall savings
Many U.S. Hospitals Offer Language Services
Percentage of hospitals offering language services increases with level of need
Suicide Rate Increased in Patients With Serious Infections
Risk associated with hospitalization for infection accounted for 10.1 percent of suicides studied
Patient-Level Model Predicts In-Hospital Mortality in Acute MI
Parsimonious model predicts mortality, with C-statistic of 0.88 and good calibration
‘Microhospitals’ Can Provide Quicker Access to Care
Microhospitals may offer outpatient surgery, primary care, other services, as well as emergency care
July 2016 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for July 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
July 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2016. This roundup includes the...
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure With Preserved EF Common
Patients are older, more often female, more likely to have comorbidities than patients with HFrEF
Locked Doors May Not Prevent Inpatient Suicide, Absconding
Treatment on open wards linked to lower odds of suicide attempts, absconding with and without return
Pancreaticoduodenectomy Costs High at Safety-Net Hospitals
Marked cost savings with redistribution of patients from high- to medium- or low-burden hospitals
