Topic: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

A look at unintended consequences of EHRs

Written by Lou Ann Wiedemann February 2012 . . The industry needs to focus on building EHRs that decrease medical errors and enhance patient care...

Clarity needed on how and when to report medical adverse events

Physicians, nurses and other health professionals who work in hospitals soon may be getting a one-size-fits-all list of what adverse events they...

Phytochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease

What are phytochemicals? . Phytochemicals are chemicals found in plants. Plant sterols, flavonoids (FLAV'oh-noidz), and sulfur-containing compounds...
The cost of health care may have gone up for almost all Americans in recent years, but a handful of consumers are getting hit especially hard. ....

Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Myths of Hospital Consolidation

We all know the Washington game: Find a group that is easy to attack and blame them for the tough problems that have no silver-bullet solution. In...
Dallas, TX, September 01, 2011 -(PR.com)- Patient satisfaction is a critical metric in health care. It helps organizations gauge how closely they...

Obesity Costs $15 Billion

Obesity Costs $15 Billion . It's not exactly a secret that the rising problem of obesity in the United States is costing an arm and a leg in...
(IBWIRE.com- Aug 9 2011)-Among the treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, the effectiveness of a nighttime-breathing machine called a "CPAP" was...
Posted on 06/09/11 at 9:00am by webmaster . The Missouri Center for Patient Safety (MOCPS) has introduced a new web site at http://www.mocps.org...
There has been seemingly endless political wrangling in Washington D.C. over the proper way to rein in surging health care costs. This March...