Procalcitonin & Antibiotic Decisions
The advent of antibiotic therapy has led to dramatic reductions in mortality and morbidity due to...
Read MoreMay 8, 2012
The advent of antibiotic therapy has led to dramatic reductions in mortality and morbidity due to...
Read MoreMay 8, 2012
Research has shown that many clinicians lack formal training in evaluating medical decision-making...
Read MoreApr 24, 2012
New research was presented at the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress...
Read MoreApr 16, 2012
The quality of care coordination is important to the United States healthcare system as hospital...
Read MoreApr 10, 2012
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention. The condition...
Read MoreMar 27, 2012
A decrease in access to EDs throughout the United States has strained the healthcare system significantly. When patients leave the ED without being seen, the emergency care delivery system has failed to provide care to...
Read MoreJan 18, 2012
The overuse of some screening and diagnostic tests that fail to provide high-value, cost-conscious...
Read MoreJan 16, 2012
U.S. physicians are not nearly as sold on the benefits of healthcare IT as are their international...
Read MoreNov 22, 2011
Surgical procedures account for the transfusion of almost 15 million units of packed red blood...
Read MoreNov 15, 2011
Thomson Reuters has released its 13th annual report identifying the nation’s best providers of...
Read MoreNov 1, 2011
A growing number of studies have reported inverse relationships between hospital volume and...
Read MoreOct 13, 2011
On average, our nation gets a “B” for hospital support care, according to a new report...
Read MoreOct 3, 2011
Along with their little bundle of joy and a stack of papers and pamphlets, some new parents are...
Read MoreSep 23, 2011
Though you dutifully wash your hands, your hand-hygiene efforts may be in vain if you touch...
Read MoreSep 13, 2011
MRSA has been well documented as a significant cause of both healthcare–associated and...
Read MoreSep 1, 2011
More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
Read MoreJan 4, 2011
A blood test that could revolutionize the way doctors detect and treat cancer is one step closer...
Read MoreDec 14, 2010
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common causes of infectious...
Read MoreNov 30, 2010
Postoperative pneumonia continues to create a burden on healthcare systems, often leading to...
Read MoreNov 18, 2010
A lighting system appears to be able to kill hospital superbugs—including MRSA and C. Difficile—by...
Read More