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Why U.S. hospitals aren't nearly as safe as you think – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
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Tags: Healthcare, Hospital, Hospitals, Mortality, Safety, Medical
Most Recently Shared on September 1, 2011 at 2:14 pm By:
Global Public Square http://t.co/FfJ4Au5
Explaining High Health Care Spending in the United States: An International Comparison of Supply, Utilization, Prices, and Quality - The Commonwealth Fund
commonwealthfund.org — “This Commonwealth Fund analysis of 13 industrialized countries finds the U.S. spends far more on health care than any other country. However this high spending cannot be attributed to higher income, an older population, or greater supply or utilization of hospitals and doctors. Instead, the findings suggest the higher spending is more likely due to higher prices and perhaps more readily accessible technology and greater obesity.” View full resource at commonwealthfund.org
Most Recently Shared on May 3, 2012 at 9:30 pm By:
Jessie Gruman Doctor, Health Advocate, and PhD
U.S. care costs more but not better quality—international comparison. Explanation/discussion [report. @commonwealthfnd] http://t.co/GHrjq0rr
Teens and Body Image: Why Aren’t We Protecting Our Daughters? | Parenting Advice
empoweringparents.com — “Israel has done it. India has done it. We, in the U.S. haven't yet followed suit. I'm referring to Israel and India's refusal to let underweight models strut” View full resource at empoweringparents.com
Most Recently Shared on April 23, 2012 at 4:22 pm By:
Empowering Parents Parenting Supporter
Teens and Body Image: Why Aren’t We Protecting Our Daughters? http://t.co/OkoUTwsp
Why Women Don't Pursue Physics Careers | Female Science Education | LiveScience
livescience.com — “Some of the strategies teachers use to encourage girls to pursue physics aren't working, research shows.” View full resource at livescience.com
Most Recently Shared on April 3, 2012 at 5:30 pm By:
APS Physics Science Enthusiast
Women receive only about 19% of #Physics degrees in the U.S. Why they don't pursue more http://t.co/48fPXQbr from #APSApril
Why one-third of hospitals will close by 2020
kevinmd.com — “For centuries, hospitals have served as a cornerstone to the U.S. health care system.” View full resource at kevinmd.com
Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2012 at 12:28 pm By:
Reed Smith Health Social Media
Why 1/3 of #hospitals will close by 2020. http://t.co/mecle84w #hcmktg #mccsm
Lead Poisoning Prevention Funding Slashed, Costly Consequences For Children's Health
huffingtonpost.com — “When Devon Owens checked his then 2-year-old daughter, Dallas, into the hospital last year, he wasn't sure what to expect. He just knew that routine medical tests had found her blood contained nearly six times more lead than what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers safe.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on March 17, 2012 at 12:23 am By:
Sandra Cottingham Parenting Supporter and Health Business
Lead Poisoning Prevention Funding Slashed, Costly Consequences For Children's ...: So why, he wants to know, hav... http://t.co/imcVZB8n
Why one-third of hospitals will close by 2020
kevinmd.com — “For centuries, hospitals have served as a cornerstone to the U.S. health care system.” View full resource at kevinmd.com
Most Recently Shared on March 14, 2012 at 11:01 pm By:
Thomas Loarie, Jr Health Advocate
@kevinmd Why one-third of hospitals will close by 2020 http://t.co/XEJLuunw #health #medicine
Women and the Leadership Gap - The Daily Beast
thedailybeast.com — “A half-century into the modern women’s movement, why aren’t more women in power? Leslie Bennetts reports.” View full resource at thedailybeast.com
Most Recently Shared on March 6, 2012 at 6:51 am By:
Vandna Jerath MD Doctor, ObGyn Physician, Surgeon, and Physician
Is the U.S still an old boys club? Great read!! Women and the Leadership Gap http://t.co/sH8wJ3ZU via @newsweek
Heart attack chest pain often absent for women - Health - CBC News
cbc.ca — “Chest pain is one of the hallmarks of having a heart attack, but a new U.S. study suggests women aren't as likely as men to have that symptom when they enter hospital.” View full resource at cbc.ca
Most Recently Shared on February 22, 2012 at 6:19 pm By:
Dr. Frederic Vagnini Doctor, Surgeon, and Physician
Heart attack chest pain often absent for women http://t.co/Y9BKmoCM
Waterbirths and hospitals - YouTube
youtube.com — “http://oneworldbirth.net - Founder of Waterbirth International and author of "Gentle Birth Choices", Barbara Harper gives her views on why waterbirths aren't...” View full resource at youtube.com
Most Recently Shared on October 28, 2011 at 6:33 pm By:
#Medhat Regional Hospital has a labor tub. Parents would like #waterbirth available. @AHS_SouthZone will you help? http://t.co/xBm9v7qa
Disease Management Care Blog: Another Reason Why There Was A Decline In U.S. Hospitalizations for Heart Failure
diseasemanagementcareblog.blogspot.com — “A contrarian, brainy and literature-based resource for jargon-free information, insights, peer-review links and musings from the world of disease management, the medical home, the chronic care model, accountable care organizations, the patient centered medical home, informatics, pay for performance, primary care, chronic illness and health insurance” View full resource at diseasemanagementcareblog.blogspot.com
Most Recently Shared on October 26, 2011 at 11:03 am By:
Jaan Sidorov Health Blog, Physician, Doctor, and Internist
Are #MEDICARE heart failure admissions really down, or did hospital "coding" play a big role? http://t.co/0Ywo3o6A #hcr #HEALTHREFORM
Why the nurses' strike isn't just a California problem - FierceHealthcare
fiercehealthcare.com — “The troubles that plague California hospitals may have organizations elsewhere thanking their lucky stars that they aren't facing strikes (or a similar patient death due to a medical error attracting Read more...” View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com
Most Recently Shared on September 30, 2011 at 7:59 pm By:
Why the nurses' strike isn't just a California problem (FierceHealthcare) http://t.co/n2bumRq3
CBC.ca | White Coat, Black Art | Pulling the Plug: Why Hospitals Aren't on the Same Page
cbc.ca — “CBC.ca | White Coat, Black Art | Pulling the Plug: Why Hospitals Aren't on the Same Page” View full resource at cbc.ca
Most Recently Shared on August 30, 2011 at 7:20 pm By:
Dr. Brian Goldman Doctor, Emergency Physician, and Physician
WCBA: Pulling the Plug: Why Hospitals Aren't on the Same Page: http://t.co/RBHRBND Important CMAJ with organ donation implications.
U.S. Scrambling to Ease Shortage of Vital Medicine - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Officials are rushing to find remedies for critical shortages of drugs to treat a number of life-threatening illnesses, including bacterial infection and several forms of cancer.” View full resource at nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on August 20, 2011 at 4:41 pm By:
Cancer drug scarcity: patients aren't getting treatments needed to stay alive. Why? Manufacturing problems... http://t.co/QnZpDwJ
Infection control violations jeopardize hospital's Medicare status - FierceHealthcare
fiercehealthcare.com — “Infection control and emergency care violations that threaten patient safety could cost a Dallas hospital its Medicare certification. A surprise inspection of Parkland Memorial Hospital in late July Read more...” View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com
Most Recently Shared on August 12, 2011 at 6:19 pm By:
Dr. Brian Goldman Doctor, Emergency Physician, and Physician
Infection control violations jeopardize hospital's Medicare status: http://t.co/A6FvC12 Why aren't we doing this in Canada?
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