http://www.dorlandhealth.com Dorland Health Website en-us 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 8:49:17 EDT With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, healthcare and health reform are in the national spotlight. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney have proposed distinctly different approaches to solving some of the most pressing national healthcare issues, such as... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2464.html Mon, 8 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT A new study by patient safety experts estimates that each year, as many as 40,500 critically ill U.S. hospital patients die with an unknown medical condition that could have caused or contributed to their death. In the study, conducted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and published online... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2413.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a 34-page document that sought to answer questions about the dominant themes surrounding the federal organization's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, which starts shelling out incentive payments for top-performing facilities on... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2358.html Fri, 13 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is laying down the groundwork for improved care coordination throughout the U.S. healthcare system, but more reforms and greater integration will likely be needed to better coordinate healthcare services for patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2357.html Thu, 12 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT While financial incentives have the potential to be a driving force toward lower costs and higher quality in the healthcare industry, a new study suggests that more than 75 percent of incentives are so small or poorly communicated that they go unnoticed by providers. As a result, it’s possible that... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2250.html Mon, 21 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT Less than half of all U.S. states require hospitals to make data on surgical infections public, and in states where disclosure is mandated, the information is often not easily accessible to patients who could use it to make decisions about their healthcare, according to a new study. A study released March 16... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2150.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 0:00:00 EDT President Barack Obama rolled out a proposed budget Feb. 13 for the upcoming fiscal year that would slash federal spending on healthcare programs by about $360 billion over the next decade, including $320 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts, as well as institute a copayment for home healthcare services... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2087.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST A troubling number of medical errors slip through the cracks at hospitals, and facilities don’t often change hospital policies when errors are detected, according to a new report released Jan. 5 by the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.   The... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/2015.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The number of drug shortages in the United States has grown substantially since 2006 and hit an all-time high in 2011, posing a risk to patients who rely on live-saving drugs for medical procedures and treatment.   That’s according to a new report released Dec. 15 by the U.S. Government... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/1997.html Fri, 16 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Four common infections most often acquired in hospitals and other healthcare facilities declined in 2010, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   The CDC data, published Oct. 19, found that there was a 33 percent reduction in central line-associated... http://www.dorlandhealth.com/clinical_care/trends/1953.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 0:00:00 EDT