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Hospital Readmission Rates are Misleading, Study Says

infectioncontroltoday.com — “The odds that someone undergoing spinal surgery at a particular hospital will have to be readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days is an important measure of the quality of care patients receive. That’s because these hospital readmission rates often reflect problems such as hospital-acquired infections or complications from surgery. Now a new study by doctors in the departments of neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center sugge” View full resource at infectioncontroltoday.com

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Ameresco adds new healthcare energy savings contract to portfolio with Las Vegas-based University Medical Center | Healthcare Finance News

healthcarefinancenews.com — “Ameresco adds new healthcare energy savings contract to portfolio with Las Vegas-based University Medical Center | Healthcare Finance News” View full resource at healthcarefinancenews.com

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Man critically ill in Bangkok flat after hospital kicks him out - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

belfasttelegraph.co.uk — “A west Belfast man who travelled to Thailand to visit his son in March remains ‘gravely ill’ his son told the Andersonstown News, after a blood clot on his brain was left untreated because the man and his family could not foot an £8,500 bill for a blood transfusion.” View full resource at belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Roundup: State spending drops $290 billion in 5 years; Emory hospital loses data on 315,000 patients

news-medical.net — “News outlets examine a variety of state health policy issues, including articles from California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Oregon.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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Living with Autism Workshop, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

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Study demonstrates far-reaching impact of voice disorders

news-medical.net — “Patients with voice problems have nearly as many days of short-term disability claim and work productivity losses as those with chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease and depression, according to new findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers. Per claim, voice disorders account for up to 40 lost workdays and about $3,400 in short-term disability payments annually.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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BBC News - Legal bid over Royal Brompton Hospital heart unit lost

bbc.co.uk — “A consultation that led to the proposed closure of a paediatric heart unit at a west London hospital was lawful, the Court of Appeal rules.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk

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CAM may have several positive effects on people with type 2 diabetes

news-medical.net — “A new joint study by Group Health Research Institute and Bastyr University Research Institute found that type 2 diabetes patients who received naturopathic care (as an adjunct to conventional care) had lower blood-sugar levels, better eating and exercise habits, improved moods, and a stronger sense of control over their condition than did patients receiving only conventional care.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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Report: Top Ranked Hospitals Have Higher Levels of EHR Adoption - iHealthBeat

ihealthbeat.org — “A new report from HIMSS Analytics finds that the hospitals listed in Thomson Reuters' 100 Top U.S. Hospitals in 2009 and 2010 had more advanced levels of electronic health record adoption than the overall pool of U.S. hospitals. Modern Healthcare, Healthcare IT News.” View full resource at ihealthbeat.org

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Researchers Develop 3D Visualization Method for Microscopic Histopathological Specimens

medgadget.com — “Researchers from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom have developed a system for three-dimensional reconstruction and examination of histopatholo” View full resource at medgadget.com

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Two dead in care homes flu outbreak - Yahoo! News UK

uk.news.yahoo.com — “'Two dead in care homes flu outbreak' on Yahoo! News UK. Two people have died and five others are in hospital following a flu outbreak at two nursing homes in south Wales.” View full resource at uk.news.yahoo.com

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A guide to catch and treat hypertension early in children

news-medical.net — “High blood pressure in children and adolescents is a growing health problem that is often overlooked by physicians, according to a University of Michigan Health System article published in American Family Physician that offers doctors a guide to catching and treating hypertension early.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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