Category Archives: Headline of the Day
Hospital Compare lifts the veil on sepsis care. Check your hospital’s score
August 17, 2018STAT By Steve Claypool | July 26, 2018 Sepsis care often requires breathing assistance. APStock More than a decade ago, a young man showed up in the emergency department of
Women Die More from Heart Attacks Than Men—Unless the ER Doc Is Female
August 17, 2018Scientific American By Angus Chen on August 6, 2018 Credit: Getty Images Women make up a mere quarter of emergency doctors in the U.S., according to data from the American
Sex assault reports rise at state hospitals
November 16, 2017By Amanda Cuda Updated 9:59 pm, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Reports of sexual assault and abuse more than doubled over last year at the state’s hospitals, an annual review of accidents
Patient Engagement in Research: A Toolkit for Patient-Family Advisory Councils
October 10, 2017From Planetree through a project that was funded by a Eugene Washington Engagement Award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support our understanding of how Patient-Family Advisory Councils engage
Case: Avoiding Cognitive Bias in Diagnosing Sepsis
September 24, 2017September is Sepsis Awareness Month. According to the Sepsis Alliance, it is also a leading cause of death worldwide. So why is it that so many people, including health care
Cultivating Empathy for Better Mental Health
September 21, 2017Communication Matters | July 2017 | Barbara Andrews and Elizabeth Morrison THE THICKET OF STIGMA surrounding mental illness impedes care and progress for the individuals who need help, for the caregivers charged
An Invitation to Patient and Family Engaged Care for Consumers: What it is, Why it Matters and How Patients and Families Can Engage
July 24, 2017As one of the co-authors, I am excited to share that the BMJ has just published, as a response to a British Medical Journal editorial, An Invitation to Patient and Family Engaged Care for
The Puzzling Popularity of Back Surgery in Certain Regions
April 4, 2017the New York Times | The New Health Care | By AUSTIN FRAKT and JONATHAN SKINNER | FEB. 13, 2017 You might think that once drugs, devices and medical procedures
Those Indecipherable Medical Bills? They’re One Reason Health Care Costs So Much
April 4, 2017The New York Times Magazine | By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | MARCH 29, 2017 “… A scan showed she was suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. A vessel had burst, and blood was
Physician Appointment Wait Times Up 30% from 2014
April 4, 2017Health Leaders | John Commins | March 21, 2017 The survey found that the average rate of physician Medicare acceptance is 85% in the 15 large metro markets and 81%