Unconscious racial stereotyping among physicians may negatively impact medical diagnoses and treatment of African American patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on racial stereotyping.
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Researchers concluded breaches of infection control may have contributed to three cases of MRSA infection after the patients received epidural shots at a West Virginia outpatient pain clinic, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.…
Researchers have concluded that healthcare experts disagree on a sound target blood glucose level as well as interventions to maximize patient safety and healing and recommended hospitals establish glucose management protocols for maintaining moderate glucose controls, according to a study…
Five pain management physicians discuss the role of patient contracts in prescribing narcotics.
A Journal of the American Medical Association article encourages FDA to return device applications to companies that have not enrolled sufficient numbers of women or justified under-representation of women in their clinical studies for the devices.
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Demand for implantable medical devices in the United States is projected to increase 7.7 percent annually to $52 billion in 2015, according to a new Freedonia report.
In 2009, the Premier healthcare alliance launched QUEST: High Performing Hospitals, an initiative to improve quality and lower costs. The program's 157 participant hospitals tracked and shared performance data with a goal of matching or exceeding the top 25 percent…
The Nebraska Hospital Association offers a free, downloadable patient instruction form to help patients better manage their health post-discharge.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers a free, downloadable communication tool designed to aid in safe patient hand-offs.
An increasing number of studies are confirming the therapeutic and effective role of massage in treating pain, according to a Wall Street Journal report.