Laparoscopy, a minimally invasive surgical option, can be a more efficient alternative to traditional abdominal surgery, which requires larger incisions and lengthier recovery times, according to a local ABC7 news report.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Here are seven lax habits of surgeons who are otherwise highly effective and suggestions to help improve their performance.
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore was one of 23 Maryland hospitals to have a lower-than-state-average rate of potentially preventable complications, such as infections and pneumonia, according to a report from the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. Johns Hopkins’ saw…
Warming local anesthetics may reduce pain experienced during injections, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
The National Quality Forum has cited retained surgical items as a "never event," a preventable medical error that should never occur. However, the incidence of retained surgical items remains quite high. Here, Jeffrey Port, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at New York…
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Patients with low back pain and no evidence of an underlying condition often do not benefit from diagnostic imaging such as radiography, MRI and CT scans, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
A new study of children’s hospitals found that a small cohort of frequently readmitted patients accounted for nearly one-fifth of all admissions and one-quarter of all inpatient expenditures, according to a release by Children’s Hospital Boston. These patients, accounting for…
Efficient patient through-put is an important part of any healthcare venue's success because it ultimately impacts patient satisfaction and long-term profitability. Ralph McKibbin, MD, FACP, medical director of Allegheny Regional Endoscopy Center in Altoona, Pa., and Amy Reighard, RN, MSN,…
The National Quality Forum has endorsed eight additional outcome measures for "high-impact" areas of hospital care, expanding the original outcome measures it endorsed for conditions and care in the intensive care unit in Sept. 2010, according to an NQF news…
Two recent studies by Healthways Center for Health Research published in Population Health Management suggest that proactive interventions, such as chronic health management and telephone outreach reduce hospital admissions and readmissions and result in "considerable" cost savings, according to the…