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University of Louisville doctors' building aims for private patients
How long will patients spend in the ER before they get mad?
October 30, 2008
Do consumers care about cost and quality data?
KU patient's case highlights risk of tainted platelets
Old blood boosts risk of infection
Medical grind hurts healing art
U.S. hospitals lag in patient satisfaction
October 29, 2008
Obama's approach emulates Massachusetts' except for mandate on covering all adults
McCain's proposal for high-risk coverage is similar to a program in Minnesota
Hospitals seek to limit use of transfusions
October 28, 2008
Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say
Surgeon creates drape that may help control infections
October 27, 2008
Errors test openness at Beth Israel Deaconess
Heart device maker recalls implant after five deaths
October 24, 2008
Speedy care after heart attack key to survival
Wisconsin parents win $11.4 million in malpractice suit
Computer heart model recalls da Vinci's sketches
October 23, 2008
More trauma patients mean better care at Harbor-UCLA
Bailout seen hitting Obama, McCain health plans
October 22, 2008
Pilot program creates job to coordinate care
Failing Chicago hospital cited for health, safety violations
UNC center expands services for women suffering depression after childbirth
One big antibiotic dose fights MRSA, study says
Uninsured not main reason for ER crowding
October 21, 2008
Woman never saw doctor after 19 hours in Dallas ER
Newborns get private rooms at Children's Hospital Central California
How doctors can avoid perilous patient 'hand offs'
Minorities more likely to die in ER
October 20, 2008
A plan to improve healthcare and limit costs
Doctors often overestimate patients' health literacy
Study urges low-tech solutions for medical errors
October 17, 2008
Lives put at risk by poor hospital discharge procedures, UK doctors say
October 16, 2008
Death rate 70% lower at top U.S. hospitals
Flu shots a tough sell to healthcare workers
October 15, 2008
Pennsylvania senators hope to save medical reporting agency
WellPoint, X Prize launch $10 million healthcare contest
Customer satisfaction ratings raise stakes for hospitals
Cancer screenings for Medicaid patients miss targets
October 13, 2008
State reprimands Providence hospital for surgical error
Women's heart ills are often dismissed
October 9, 2008
Infection control guidelines issued
Pennsylvania lawmakers fail to renew healthcare watchdog
Florida disciplines five doctors for their medical mistakes
October 8, 2008
University of Kansas Hospital's independent path has led to success
Study: High-tech interventions deliver huge childbirth bill
Radio-frequency tags cut specimen bottle errors
October 7, 2008
Doctors more likely to tell patients about obvious errors
October 6, 2008
Long wait in Dallas hospital ER may have cost ex-restaurateur his life
October 3, 2008
Connecticut fines Yale-New Haven Hospital for infractions
National scorecard ranks palliative care across country
October 2, 2008
Overuse of antibiotics blamed for spread of infections
Second patient dies at New Jersey hospital from Legionnaires disease
Schwarzenegger signs bills to combat staph outbreaks in hospitals
Medicare performing effort draws fire from frustrated doctors
Surgeon general urges more vigilance on dangerous clots
Vegas hospital in danger of losing federal funding
’Superbugs’ that strike the sickest patients
Program seeks to reduce ICU infections