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John Klein: From the NICU to the NFL: Seattle Seahawks' Tyler Ott gives back to Tulsa hospital where he was born
He was at the St. John NICU on Friday visiting patients and passing out family kits with his mother, Laurie Applekamp, Oklahoma director of the March of Dimes.
Hospital Errors and How to Protect Yourself
Americans are dying in hospitals from preventable medical mistakes. But, patients can minimize their risks by keeping a close eye on their care.
What Yelp can tell you about a hospital that official ratings can’t
If you've ever taken the time to give Yelp your two cents about a hospital, you'll be happy to know someone's listening and that they've deemed the information not only useful -- but unique.
7 tips for improving patient safety in hospitals
An AHRQ report shows hospital efforts to improve patient safety have resulted in about $19.8 billion in cost savings.
Hospitals provide much more than health care
Gundersen Health System and Mayo Clinic Health System provide quality medical care to patients.
How hospitals are improving heart attack care, survival
In order to continue improving survival and prevention of heart damage, potential heart attack victims need to take action more quickly, heart experts said.
How Hospitals Can Partner with, Engage Patients and Families to Improve Care
Use this comprehensive list of resources to develop and implement your patient engagement strategies.
When a Hospital Stay Is Not a Stay
Some hospital stays are not admissions but are done to put the patient under observation, which affects Medicare reimbursement and coverage.
How Technology Can Close the Door on Hospital Readmissions
We’re guessing that you've been to a hospital at one time or another — whether to visit a loved on or get treated themselves. And we’re also guessing that you have no desire to go back to a hospital again.<br>Sadly, hospital readmissions are all too common, so common that hospitals are being penalized
Can good hospital design improve your health?
Hospitals, care centers and research facilities that make up the industry -- in the States and abroad -- have never looked better.
Do You Know Who Used Your Hospital Bed Before You?
Many patients leave the hospital unsure what to do next
A new study indicates many patients leave the hospital without a clear understanding of what to do next. But there are some key things providers and patients can do to help address the problem.
How does your hospital rate on Yelp?
The online consumer review company Yelp is entering the high-stakes world of gauging patient satisfaction. It will offer quality statistics for hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics during a time when metrics are being scrutinized for their usefulness and accuracy.
2 Things I Learned From My Recent Hospital Stay
I wish I hadn't gotten a severe bacteria infection recently that landed me in the hospital for 4 nights, but, I did learn a couple of important things while ...
Going into Hospital? How to Come Out Again Unscathed
In the past couple of weeks I have noticed several different articles on how to survive a stay in hospital for whatever reason. They all had good suggestions and advice, and so I thought I would try and put them together into a bullet point format so that you have an easy-to-access reference should you or close friend or family member have to go to hospital either for an unavoidable emergency or for a necessary procedure.
Our hospital is No. 1! So, now what do you do?
When you're at the top, you need to figure out how to stay there.
7 ways to prevent deadly and costly hospital errors
Spending time in the hospital is scary enough without having to think about your doctor making a mistake or an infection keeping you there longer than expected.
About to be discharged from the hospital? Here's 3 things you should know.
There are some things that patients can always do to greatly reduce their chances of post-discharge complications or an abrupt readmission.
What does a hospital Chief of Staff do?
Campbell County Health, like all hospitals and health systems, works closely with their medical staff to provide quality care for patients. Physicians and Advanced Care Professionals diagnose and treat illness and injury, and hospitals and healthcare systems provide the facilities, equipment and supplies, and staff to care for patients.
How one hospital is beating sepsis and saving lives
Sepsis is a widespread infection that often causes organ failure and death. A simple, four-step plan can dramatically reduce sepsis-related deaths.
What matters to patients in surveys of hospital care?
As research findings go, this was a Holy Yikes. A study of 50,000 patients throughout the United States showed that those who were the most satisfied with their care (the
