Patients with worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease spend less time in hospital when their doctors manage their care by using a checklist of steps called order sets.
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Baby brain study identifies health problems in premature infants
Queensland scientists are part of an international team that has developed a tool to identify health problems in premature babies.
Koch tells Health Minister to ‘get a backbone’, resigns from organ donation advisory council
Television presenter David Koch resigns as chairman of the Organ and Tissue Authority Advisory Council in protest over the Government’s handling of a review into organ donation.
Captivated by captives
One of the educational benefits of being CEO of one of the Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals was that I also served on the board of our captive insurance company, CRICO, and its subsidiary, the Risk Management Foundation. Like many people, I had not previously understood the ins and outs of risk retention groups, medical malpractice insurance, and risk management, and so this was a great experience.As noted on its website:In 1976, the crisis of insurance availability led the Harvard Medical Institutions to form a “captive” medical professional liability insurer, CRICO, an offshore insurance company operating and domiciled in the Cayman Islands. Harvard’s model of creating an offshore captive—an insurer owned by the facility or health care system it exclusively insures—was later replicated by other health systems
Scientists discover Ebola virus’s Achilles heel
US researchers believe they may have pinpointed the Achilles heel of the Ebola virus, which could hold the key to developing an effective preventative vaccine, a new study reveals.
Higher-Tech Fake Eggs Offer Better Clues To Wild-Bird Behavior
Faux eggs made with 3-D printers are better than sculpted versions, researchers say, because it’s easier to systematically vary their size, weight and other features. Next goal: 3-D fragile shells.» E-Mail This
Judge Considers Bid To Dismiss House GOP Case Against Obama Administration And The Health Law
SOURCE: Kaiser Health News » Insurance – Read entire story here.
Health Affairs Event: The Medi-Cal Waiver: Perspectives On Promoting Health System Improvement In California
California’s five-year federal waiver to help revamp the state’s $95 billion Medi-Cal program is set to expire on October 31, 2015. While crucial changes have been made to the program in terms of flexibility and accountability, and coverage has been vastly expanded, much work remains to be done before Medi-Cal can be considered truly transformed. With support from Blue Shield of California Foundation and California HealthCare Foundation, the editors of Health Affairs invite you to join us for an important briefing on Thursday, June 11, in Sacramento. At this event, “The Medi-Cal Waiver: Perspectives on Promoting Health System Improvement in California,” experts will discuss how waivers are being used to promote system improvement, delve into California’s experiences with and lessons from
New urine test could reduce need for blood samples
If you’ve been to the doctor, you probably know what to do when you’re handed a plastic cup and shown to the bathroom.
Study identifies Ebola virus’s Achilles’ heel
An international team including scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has identified the molecular “lock” that the deadly Ebola virus must pick to gain entry to cells. The findings, made in mice, suggest that drugs blocking entry to this lock could protect against Ebola infection. The study was published in today’s edition of the online journal mBio.
The Post-Graduate Detox
It’s graduation season and recent grads are finding themselves at the epicenter of the perfect storm of anxiety, nostalgia, debt, hopefulness and new beginnings. Graduation is a time of great joy but it can become a time filled with many unknowns. Handling these new feelings and situations takes a bit of practice and patience. Twenty months ago, I found myself entering into a graduate program without any expectation other than receiving a Master of Communications while bolstering my knowledge and earning potential. But the friendships I left with and the transformations I experienced created a safety net of sorts for me that I’d grown accustom to. The effects of that final surreal week were not felt until the Monday after graduation was over. Had I known