Patients may be hospitalized longer or face higher risk of death when seen by an experienced physician compared to a physician who received his or her medical license in the past five years, according to findings in the American Journal…
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A study by researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery has discovered that patients with a history of significant medical issues are at risk for major complications following total knee arthroplasty, according to the abstract in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
During a recent meeting with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Office of the National Coordinator acknowledged that Stage 1 meaningful use requirements will not be modified for any specialty including anesthesiologists, though specialty-specific needs may be addressed in Stage…
Tim Shannon, vice president of operations for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, discusses 10 ways surgery centers can profit from ENT while improving patient safety and satisfaction.
The Becker’s Hospital Review Resource Library features a sampling of the best, full-length articles providing guidance & analysis on leading hospital management issues and challenges. We have organized the tools and resources by category and placed links to a number…
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The Proton Center at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., is celebrating treatment of its 100th patient, according to a news release.
Researchers have found a new method for scoring the severity of illness for cardiac arrest patients, which could improve outcome predictions, according to a UPMC news release.
UT Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn., has begun construction for its new cancer institute, according to a Knoxville News Sentinel news report.
Surgeons at the University of Iowa Healthcare in Iowa City have successfully completed an artificial heart transplant, which marks the first procedures of its kind in the state of Iowa, according to a health system news release.
Utilizing data from the 2004-2005 Community Tracking Survey, researchers compiled a list of specialties in order of most annual hours worked and published their findings in Archives of Internal Medicine.