The Department of Health and Human Services has posted an updated National Action Plan to eliminate healthcare-associated infections, which is open for public comment.
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A statistical brief released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows cardiac stent implantation in 2009 accounted for 644,240 hospital stays, amounting to nearly $12 billion nationally.
The American Heart Association announced a new program to improve survival of cardiac arrest.
Academic medical centers may dominate teaching and research, but a growing number of suburban and rural facilities are offering more comprehensive, high-quality oncology servicesThe Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center draws patients to Dallas from around the world. But patients…
Better outcomes at physician-owned cardiac hospitals may be due to their lower patient acuity and higher procedural volumes than general hospitals, according to a study in Health Affairs.
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St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., is renovating office space at the Prairie Heart Institute into additional exam rooms and nursing support space.
A Las Vegas anesthesiologist has launched a traveling business that promises to cure patients' hangovers in less than an hour, according to a CBS News report.
MedeAnalytics has announced the launch of its Supreme Court Review of Health Reform Resource Center.
The current reimbursement system for medical oncologists could be improved by separating income from drug selection, according to an editorial published in Health Affairs.
Recently published research suggests U.S. spending on cancer, which outpaces other countries, may lead to greater survival gains among patients, according to an NPR report.