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Cardiac program helps alleviate racial disparities in care, study shows
Hospitals have improved access to appropriate care and reduced mortality for Hispanic and African-American cardiac failure patients, according to a study published this week in the American Heart
Few for-profit hospitals on HealthGrades' top 50 list
HealthGrades recently announced this year's list of what it considers to be America's 50 best hospitals. All of the hospitals listed demonstrated sustained clinical quality over an 11-year period,
Study: Remote monitoring cuts hospitalization, mortality for heart failure
The expected boom in remote monitoring has been somewhat restrained by the dearth of scientific studies proving that such technologies can save lives and money. Slowly, though, the body of evidence
Early signs suggest swine flu will boost hospitalizations, but not mortality
As virtually any clinician knows, plain old seasonal flu is plenty tough enough to kill a significant number of Americans each year. As the H1N1 virus has spread, however, some have been afraid that
Study: Rescue rate, not complications, singles out great hospitals
Until recently, much analysis of hospital performance has assumed that complication rates are an important element in analyzing which hospitals performed well and which ones didn't. Now, a new study
SPOTLIGHT: Uninsured more likely to die than privately insured
Those without private medical insurance are more likely to die, according to a new piece of public health research. In fact, the uninsured have a 40 percent higher mortality risk than those with
Study: Quality of U.S. healthcare lags despite high spending
While American healthcare is perhaps the most expensive on the planet, we aren't getting as much as we should for our investment, according to a new study by the Commonwealth Fund. The report notes
