clinical care

Treatment guidelines lead to four-fold increase in survival rate for cardiac arrest

harminka — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:10:52 -0500

A new study finds that recent guidelines outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA) for treatments used by emergency and critical care medical practitioners on cardiac arrest patients has lead to substantial improvements in survival rates.

1 in 10 patients comes to harm while in hospital

harminka — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:13:55 -0600

One in 10 NHS patients comes to harm while in hospital as a result of their clinical care, suggests a study in Quality and Safety in Health Care.

Postpartum hospital discharges

harminka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:23:24 -0500

A landmark nationwide study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, is the first ever to prospectively examine the decision-making process of over 4,000 mothers and their physicians around the readiness of mothers and their infants to leave the hospital after childbirth.

Health providers could save billions without compromising healthcare

harminka — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:40:02 -0600