http://www.huliq.com/tags/hospitals The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.huliq.com/8059/87760/hand-washing-not-priority-doctors According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 2 million patients get a hospital-related infection every year and 90,000 die from their infection. With only only 40 percent of doctors reportedly washing their hands after patient contact, it is evident that hand hygiene needs to be more of a priority in hospitals. http://www.huliq.com/8059/87760/hand-washing-not-priority-doctors#comments Health Doctors Hand Washing Hospitals personal hygiene preventing infections Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:33:41 -0500 Cheryl Phillips 87760 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/7823/87502/society-camera-operators-make-documentary-film-and-two-psa-about-vision-center-childrens-hospital-la The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) will make a documentary and two Public Service Announcements about the scientific achievements and service to the community of The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. http://www.huliq.com/7823/87502/society-camera-operators-make-documentary-film-and-two-psa-about-vision-center-childrens-hospital-la#comments Health Eye Care Hospitals Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:16:51 -0500 filmcastlive 87502 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/85159/us-hospitals-will-have-smoke-free-campuses-end-year While hospital buildings are often smoke-free, a new study finds that by February 2008, 45 percent of US hospitals had adopted "smoke-free campus" policies, meaning that all the property owned or leased by the hospital, both indoors and outdoors, was smoke-free and there were no designated smoking areas on those properties. http://www.huliq.com/11/85159/us-hospitals-will-have-smoke-free-campuses-end-year#comments Health Hospitals smoke-free policies Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:27:49 -0500 harminka 85159 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/84163/bariatric-surgery-patients-have-lower-chance-complications The HealthGrades Fourth Annual Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study released today identifies 88 hospitals as "best" performers (five-star rated), with mortality rates, complication rates and patient lengths of stay that are dramatically lower than poorly rated hospitals. http://www.huliq.com/11/84163/bariatric-surgery-patients-have-lower-chance-complications#comments Health bariatric surgery Hospitals Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:24:12 -0500 harminka 84163 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/83648/discharge-communication-software-improves-patients-satisfaction-hospital When hospitalists use discharge communication software, patients and the outpatient doctors who carry out the care have better perceptions of the quality of the discharge process, according to new research published in the August issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. http://www.huliq.com/11/83648/discharge-communication-software-improves-patients-satisfaction-hospital#comments Health Hospitals medical software Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:59:26 -0500 harminka 83648 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/1/83636/us-news-rates-ronald-reagan-hospital-one-top-three US News and World Rates Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic as the top two hospitals in the nation. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks as one of the top three American hospitals — and the best hospital in the western United States for the 20th consecutive year — according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient-outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors. http://www.huliq.com/1/83636/us-news-rates-ronald-reagan-hospital-one-top-three#comments Health Hospitals top-rated hospitals Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:36:47 -0500 Armen Hareyan 83636 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/4300/79334/many-uk-hospitals-were-granted-foundation-status-despite-providing-substandard-care-and-despite-regulators-being-awar Many UK hospitals were granted foundation status despite providing substandard care and despite the regulators being aware of this. http://www.huliq.com/4300/79334/many-uk-hospitals-were-granted-foundation-status-despite-providing-substandard-care-and-despite-regulators-being-awar#comments Health health care health care reform Hospitals UK health system Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:23:51 -0500 Margaret Wilde 79334 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/76469/hospital-home-programs-provide-similar-patient-outcomes For select patients, hospital at home treatment produces similar outcomes to inpatient care at similar or lower costs, found a study by researchers from the United Kingdom and Italy to be published in CMAJ www.cmaj.ca/press/pg175.pdf. http://www.huliq.com/11/76469/hospital-home-programs-provide-similar-patient-outcomes#comments Health Hospitals inpatient care Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:48:36 -0600 harminka 76469 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/75127/physician-autonomy-must-be-balanced-team-based-standardization Despite increased emphasis on patient safety, little progress has been made in making hospitals safer, says Johns Hopkins critical care specialist Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., in an article in the Dec. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.huliq.com/11/75127/physician-autonomy-must-be-balanced-team-based-standardization#comments Health Hospitals Patient Safety Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:17:07 -0600 harminka 75127 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/2623/73905/former-hospital-employee-gave-national-enquirer-celebrity-medical-records Now we know how the National Enquirer was getting the scoop on celebrity medical records. A former employee at UCLA Medical Center pleaded guilty Monday to selling information from the medical records of entertainers and other high-profile patients. http://www.huliq.com/2623/73905/former-hospital-employee-gave-national-enquirer-celebrity-medical-records#comments Health Hospitals medical records national enquirer Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:36:27 -0600 Offbeatnews 73905 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/71679/first-results-hospital-trials-testing The first stage of the U.S. Department of Defense-funded clinical trials exploring the role of hospital touch surfaces in the transmission of infectious pathogens has been completed and the researchers reported their findings in a poster session at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, October 28. http://www.huliq.com/11/71679/first-results-hospital-trials-testing#comments Health Hospitals infections Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:12:31 -0500 harminka 71679 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/71301/it-outsourcing-could-benefit-rural-hospitals Patients expect the most up-to-date equipment and technology at hospitals, regardless of the institution's size or budget. Providing that technology, however, can be difficult for small, rural hospitals that often lack the budget and staffing to make it possible. http://www.huliq.com/11/71301/it-outsourcing-could-benefit-rural-hospitals#comments Health Hospitals rural hospitals Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:54:08 -0500 harminka 71301 at http://www.huliq.com