Analysis: Will financial incentives and penalties improve hospital care?

Study Demonstrates Impact of Patient Engagement on Quality & Service Outcomes BETHESDA, Md., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A significant study was released today demonstrating the efficacy of Interactive Patient Care technology on improving outcomes in heart failure care.

By Anonymous The Department of Health in England is planning to publish the death rates of patients undergoing surgery at National Health Service hospitals on the NHS Choices Web site as early as this summer.

As hospitals across Britain prepare to implement aircraft-style checks before operations to reduce complications and save lives - reported in yesterday's Independent - Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust in Bedfordshire said it planned to be the safest hospital in Britain by 2011.

By Jeremy Laurance Health Editor An NHS trust at the forefront of a nationwide drive to reduce the risks of hospital care has cut its death rate by 22 per cent in four years.