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Med Law Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The Kadlec case is the latest in the trend to find hospitals and physicians liable for "negligent credentialing." The theory is that hospitals are responsible if they allow incompetent physicians to operate on patients at their facilities. This first phase of negligent credentialing has been on the books for almost twenty years. Kadlec was phase two. In this malpractice action, the jury...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
PermalinkTo save a permanent link to this news, right-click the dateline (Ctl-click on a Mac) to copy the link.Hospitals and Healthcare Systems to Save with New Premier Agreements for Distribution of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Supplies and Equipment CHARLOTTE, N.C.--()--Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for distribution of maintenance, repair and operations...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Michael O'Connor and Rick Ruggles, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. May 16--Most people wouldn't consider sharing a hotel room with a stranger. But for years, hospital patients have been doing just that, separated only by a curtain.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Strasbourgs University Hospitals Select Aldata for Centralized LogisticsMobility and Traceability Requirements Are Key Drivers For the DeploymentATLANTA--(., a leading provider of software solutions for the retail industry, today announced Strasbourgs University Hospitals (SUH) will deploy Aldata G.O.L.D. Stock warehouse management system for the management and distribution of products...
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ICMCC Newspage (Free subscription) | yesterday
“While hospitals in the United States and Europe are increasingly using wireless technology to automate patient care, it is technology supporting remote care that will drive the market for wireless-based medical devices and applications, says a new report.” Article Richard Pizzi, Healthcare IT News, 16 May 2008
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The sight of Pallab Chakraborty, 33, gasping for breath could have melted a stone, but not the staff at Sagar Dutta State General Hospital.
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Seven patients have been put into isolation following an outbreak of a highly toxic strain of C difficile in Aberdeen and Glasgow.The bug was said to be a contributory, but not the main cause of death, of the two patients who died last month in tADVERTISEMENThe Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow.In total four patients were laid low at the ARI and five at Stobhill, although...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Hospitals across the country are helping to fuel the rise of superbugs like MRSA and C Difficile by overprescribing antibiotics, a government adviser will warn next week.
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ICMCC Newspage (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
“The Cleveland Clinic Health System, a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center, will integrate A.D.A. M.’s interactive library of health articles, guides, health risk assessment tools and imagery into its existing online health information portal at eight of its member hospitals to offer patients more detailed health information.” Article Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 15...
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ICMCC Newspage (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
“A hospital in northern Louisiana recently became the first rural health care facility in the state to transmit patient information to a statewide health information exchange.” Article John Moore, Government Health IT, 14 May 2008
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The Baltimore Business Journal (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Two health care information exchange programs spearheaded by Erickson Retirement Communities and a group of suburban Washington, D.C., hospitals each received $250,000 from the state Thursday to continue developing their online systems.
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Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Joe Wright : "The hospital is a constant production process. But it's in transition: it inherits many of the features of its pre-industrial roots. A truly efficient production process never stops, but the hospital slows down considerably at night. I think there would be a lot to be said for a truly 24-hour hospital. But that would require more health care workers, more money to...
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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
New York City Health and Hospital Corporation officials say the number of infections acquired at the city's 11 public hospitals has dropped dramatically. Since 2005, central line bloodstream infections have dropped 55 percent, and there was a 78 percent reduction in the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia among adult patients in intensive care units.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
PermalinkTo save a permanent link to this news, right-click the dateline (Ctl-click on a Mac) to copy the link.Comprehensive Customer, Hospitals and Physicians Data Contained within United States ENT Devices Industry Report DUBLIN, Ireland--()--Research and Markets ()has announced the addition of “United States ENT/Hearing Aid Devices Medical Equipment Industry Report: Detailed Analysis of the...
