Three perils of skilled nursing facilities
Some skilled nursing facilities lack adequate staffing to provide quality patient care
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Patient safety
Comparing care at teaching hospitals to non-teaching hospitals
A Harvard study favors teaching hospitals, but read why that is not consistently true
In some areas, VA hospital care may be better than you think
Study published in June 2017 shows that VA hospitals out-performed non-VA hospitals in key areas
The importance of pre-surgery cardiac clearance
Do not allow your doctors go through the motions when it comes to cardiac clearnace
Rushed doctors can place outdated, inaccurate information in your electronic medical record
Study shows only 18% of a typical doctor's note is written by the doctor. Where does the rest of it come from?
Reducing your risk of getting a bad infection in the hospital
Medical error is the third-leading cause of death in America, and bungling the treatment of infections is one of the top medical errors
The risks of liposuction
Liposuction is the world's most common cosmetic surgery, but it is not risk-free
The important nursing role in bedsore prevention
Nurses sometimes ignore the standardized tools in place to identify at-risk patients, and to prevent and treat pressure injuries
Safety risks in outpatient dialysis clinics
Many clinics have inadequate staffing to ensure patient safety