Patient Safety Toolkits from AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has sets of toolkits…
The Patient’s Checklist
I've always promoted self and family advocacy in healthcare situations. As an…
Medical Tourism Has Come to the U.S.A.
This Health Alert comes exclusively from an article by Nina Bernstein in…
Hospital Customer Service Programs Taking Off …
Hospital Customer Service … a disappearing Oxymoron. Hospital Customer Service is getting…
Report: Avoidable ‘Never Events’ Increase in Minnesota Hospitals
Posted in CorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicinePharma & DevicesCorporateHealthcare Policy…
End of Life Care: Advice for Physicians Dealing with Families
Writing in Today’s Hospitalist, Dr. Stella Fitzgibbons offers specific and useful advice…
Is Your HealthCare Web Site Mobile Friendly?
With the explosive growth of smartphone use, a mobile site is becoming…
First Steps to Helping Unblock Social Media at Your Hospital
According to QuantiaMD, 67% of physicians use social media professionally, and the…
Report on Hospital Acquired Infection in CA Released
Healthcare-associated infection data on all hospitals in Califorinia has been released by…
Does Shorter LOS Cause a Higher Readmission Rate?
The way Medicare pays hospitals encourages shorter lengths of stay. But could…
