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Transitional Care Programs Are Ripe For Innovation
May 24, 2013 9:36 am | by Michael Cetta, M.D. | Blogs | Comments
Transitional care programs are ripe for innovation for forward-thinking providers who are willing to do the difficult work of making these programs a success. For hospitals, even seemingly modest success, such as preventing a few dozen readmissions, can yield a financial benefit – and preventing more than that could save a hospital millions of dollars.
OK To Discharge ICD Patients On Same Day
May 24, 2013 10:54 am | by Chris Kaiser | News | Comments
Same-day discharge for patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is...
Intuitive Surgical Wins Jury Trial In Negligence Case
May 24, 2013 10:45 am | News | Comments
Intuitive Surgical prevailed in a civil lawsuit that accused it of negligence in its training of...
Doctors Save Ohio Boy By 'Printing' An Airway Tube
May 24, 2013 9:45 am | by Stephanie Smith | Articles | Comments
Kaiba Gionfriddo had a rare obstruction in his lungs called bronchial malacia. With hopes...
Doctors And Hospitals’ Use Of Health IT More Than Doubles Since 2012
May 24, 2013 11:32 am | News | CommentsHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records (EHRs). HHS has met and exceeded its goal for 50 percent of doctor offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have EHRs by the end of 2013.
Two-Day Worker Walkout Ends At California Hospitals
May 24, 2013 11:21 am | News | CommentsA two-day strike by University of California hospital workers ended on Thursday, with both sides claiming victory even though there was no resolution to a contract dispute involving staffing and pensions. The University of California said the vast majority of union workers had crossed picket lines to work at hospitals in several areas of the state.
Hazardous Waste Cart
May 24, 2013 10:28 am | by Health Care Logistics | Health Care Logistics | Product Releases | CommentsHealth Care Logistics introduces the customizable Hazardous Waste Cart, a lockable mobile cart that allows staff to properly dispose of varying types of used hazardous materials in a safe, efficient, and separated way anywhere treatment is administered. To customize, users choose their cart color then two colors of security drop inserts.
Diagnostic Medical Imaging Monitors
May 24, 2013 10:16 am | by Sony/Monitors Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe newest diagnostic medical imaging monitors for radiology – Sony’s LMD-DM series — are now available from Monitors Inc. Covering every modality including CR/DR, CT, MRI, PACS, US NM, and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) studies, the displays are 510(k) cleared for diagnostic use.
Patient Warming System M1000 Control Unit
May 24, 2013 10:04 am | by Kimberly-Clark Health Care | Kimberly-Clark Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsKimberly-Clark Health Care offers the Patient Warming System M1000 Control Unit. It allows precise (+/-0.5 degrees Celsius) automated or customizable temperature management. Automatic computer-controlled algorithm avoids warming patients above normal range and prevents temperature spikes.
Young Innovator: Teen Develops Cancer Detection Method
May 23, 2013 9:49 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsAfter his close friend died from pancreatic cancer, 16-year-old Jack Andraka unleashed his hyper-drive intellect on preventing more cancer deaths. And as Jim Axelrod reports, the teen created a much faster and far cheaper detection method for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer.
Cutting-Edge Device Helps Hospital Attack Brain Tumors
May 23, 2013 9:24 am | by YouTube | Videos | CommentsTechnology at Michigan's Marquette General Hospital is allowing doctors to better attack brain tumors. Last June, the facility became the first hospital in the United States to perform a surgery using the brain path device to remove tumors.
New Options For Breast Cancer Surgery
May 22, 2013 8:17 pm | by Associated Press | Videos | CommentsWomen with breast cancer now have more surgical options to treat their disease and save more of their breast. New techniques are faster, gentler, and less disfiguring. Breast cancer has been in the news lately, especially since famous actress Angelina Jolie announced she underwent a double masectomy.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Gets Bionic Hands
May 22, 2013 7:46 pm | by NBC News | Videos | CommentsAimee Copeland, a Georgia woman who lost parts of all four of her limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria after a one-in-a-million, devastating zip line accident, was recently fitted with high-tech, $100,000 bionic hands. This is her incredible story...
UCF Graduates Debt-Free Doctors
May 22, 2013 7:31 pm | by NBC News | Videos | CommentsThirty-six students at the University of Central Florida graduated free of debt last week. Just four years ago, UCF broke ground on its medical school. It had no accreditation and no faculty. School officials offered each med student and offered to cover all of their living expenses to help lure them to UCF.
Stroke Costs To Double by 2030, Groups Say
May 22, 2013 1:06 pm | by Crystal Phend | News | CommentsThe rising prevalence of stroke in an aging population is likely to more than double the cost of stroke care over the next two decades, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association warned. Total annual costs, including the price of lost productivity, were estimated to rise 129 percent to $240.67 billion by 2030.
Johns Hopkins Rewrites Blood-Ordering Rules For Surgical Patients
May 22, 2013 1:02 pm | News | CommentsJohns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines — the first in more than 35 years — to govern the amount of blood ordered for surgical patients. The recommendations, based on a lengthy study of blood use at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), can potentially save the medical center more than $200,000 a year and improve patient safety, researchers say.
Intuitive Robotic Surgery Case Goes To Jury
May 22, 2013 12:58 pm | News | CommentsLawyers for the estate of Fred Taylor seek $8.45 million in damages based on claims that Intuitive is mostly to blame for his injuries stemming from a 2008 robot-assisted removal of his prostate gland. Taylor and his family allege he suffered because of Intuitive’s inadequate training that was streamlined and compromised by the company’s push to sell its robots.
Surgery Offers Mixed Benefits For Kids' Sleep Apnea
May 22, 2013 12:55 pm | News | CommentsA new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either. The findings found that after seven months, surgery improved many gauges of everyday living.
Sterile Preoperative Skin Preparation Antiseptics
May 22, 2013 12:48 pm | by Aplicare | Product Releases | CommentsAplicare from Clorox Healthcare provides sterile preoperative skin preparation antiseptics. For product safety and patient care, these sterile skin antiseptics are designed to enhance an infection prevention program. The Aplicare sterile skin antiseptics are sterilized after the product has been placed in the packaging.
