A hospital in North Carolina earned the top spot on the Lown Institute’s 2023 list of socially responsible hospitals.
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7 ways an anesthesiologist-led program reduced surgical site infections
A new anesthesiologist-led approach to reducing surgical site infections and length of hospital stays in colorectal patients resulted in a 50 percent decrease in infection instances and a 46 percent decrease in stay length, according to new research fr…
Extreme heat drives healthcare costs up $1B each summer, report finds
Rising global temperatures and extreme heat are costing healthcare about $1 billion each summer, according to a report jointly released by the Center for American Progress and Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.
ChatGPT's clinical notes indistinguishable from medical residents, Stanford study finds
Researchers from Stanford University (Calif.) found that clinical notes written by ChatGPT were largely indistinguishable from those written by senior medical residents, MedPage Today reported July 17.
Denser Latino resident communities targeted with less COVID-19 relief funding, HHS says
Hospitals in communities with greater numbers of Latino residents were generally allocated lower amounts of COVID-19-related relief funds, HHS said in a July 12 report.
Denser Latino resident communities targeted with less COVID-19 relief funding, HHS says
Hospitals in communities with greater numbers of Latino residents were generally allocated lower amounts of COVID-19-related relief funds, HHS said in a July 12 report.
Atlanta children's hospital will not serve as outpatient facility when system's new hospital opens
Children’s Egleston Hospital, part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, will no longer serve as an outpatient facility once the system’s new Arthur M. Blank facility opens at the end of next year.
162,000 affected in Arizona care network data breach
Information from 162,500 patients was affected in a hacking incident at Chandler, Ariz.-based Phoenician Medical Center.
The 10 states most interested in healthy eating
An analysis of Google data found the top 10 and bottom three states regarding interest in healthy eating.
40 under 40 to know in cancer care, per Lynx Group
Oncologists, pharmacists, social workers and other individuals have been named part of the Lynx Group’s 40 Under 40 in Cancer.
