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Patient Safety Coalition completes first project
13 hours ago ago from HuntingtonLocal.com
The Northeast Indiana Patient Safety Coalition announced it has completed its first project aimed at enhancing patient safety at hospitals in the area. The coalition was established in November 2008 as a way for area hospitals to work together on patient safety initiatives. The first project was to standardize the colors of wristbands that hospitals use to alert hospital personnel of precautions for patients. The new universal system is ...
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10 hours ago ago from Kris Scheuer
East York hospital launches electronic health records Patient records go digital, phasing out handwritten charts By Kris Scheuer (Written for Town Crier Dec. 10) Dr. Pieter Jugovic uses the new electronic patient record software on a mobile hospital computer. Photo courtesy of Toronto East General Hospital. Deciphering illegible handwriting will be all but eliminated at Toronto East General Hospital thanks to a new ...
Related contentHospitals Under Attack for Spending Money on Capital Projects
21 hours ago ago from The Center for Health Design
The front page of today's Chicago Tribune has a huge picture of a building under construction at Rush University Medical Center, accompanied by the headline, Big hospitals flush with cash despite industry's dire warnings: Critics say large hospital operators that are amassing cash are doing so at the expense of patients. The article goes on to point all the major hospital systems in the Chicago area that are undergoing new building ...
Related contentUniversity Hospitals picks Richard A. Hanson for new unit president's spot
11 hours ago ago from MedCity News
December 22, 2009 by Mary Vanac Leave a Comment Richard A. Hanson CLEVELAND, Ohio University Hospitals will fill its newly created president of UH Community Hospitals and Ambulatory Networks spot with Richard A. Hanson on Jan. 15. The regional health system created the spot two weeks ago when it announced a reorganization to streamline its operations so that it can continue to grow despite uncertain times in the hospital ...
Related contentOhio Attorney General asks Jewish Hospital, Mercy Health Partners to delay merger
11 hours ago ago from MedCity News
December 22, 2009 by Mary Vanac Leave a Comment CINCINNATI, Ohio Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has weighed in on the proposed merger of Jewish Hospital and Mercy Health Partners . Cordray's plea: Please wait two months, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer . The Cincinnati hospital and health system had hoped to complete their $180 million merger shortly after New Year's Day, the Enquirer reported Tuesday. Cordray, ...
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Months to Live: Weighing Medical Costs of End-of-Life Care
7 hours ago ago from The New York Times
LOS ANGELES The Ronald Reagan U.C.L.A. Medical Center, one of the nation's most highly regarded academic hospitals , has earned a reputation as a place where doctors will go to virtually any length and expense to try to save a patient's life. Months to Live Excellence or Excess? This series is examining the promises and challenges of extending, or ending, the lives of very ill patients. More Articles in this Series ยป ...
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