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ATLANTA, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent report from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) found that medical errors cost hospitals $19.5 billion in 2008. According to the SOA report, the top three most costly medical errors were pressure ulcers, postoperative infections, and mechanical complications of device, implant or graft. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080722/SISLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080722/SISLOGO) The release of the report comes at a time when...
COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Catholic Health Initiatives' (CHI) Institute for Research and Innovation's Center for Translational Research and BioFortis, Inc. have announced a joint strategic partnership to focus on CHI's vision in personalized healthcare initiatives for community hospitals across their system. CHI's Center for Translational Research (CTR) is a clinical R&D and molecular diagnostics laboratory that supports the progressive advancement, commercialization, and...
Teamsters Joined on Informational Picket by UAW, Michigan Nurses Association GRAND BLANC, Mich., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, hundreds of hospital workers picketed in front of Genesys Regional Medical Center to protest the hospital's contract offer that would terminate the current retirement, health care and wage system. They were joined in solidarity by nurses from Borgess Medical Center, represented by the Michigan Nurses Association, and by members of the United Auto Workers...
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota today announced the hiring of Camerone Bey to serve as director of research and sponsored programs. In this role, Bey will be responsible for managing Children's health services and clinical research team, overseeing studies that will have broad implications for pediatric care delivery across the country. As the largest pediatric provider in the state, and a leading facility in the...
TROY, Mich., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CareTech Solutions (www.caretech.com), an information technology (IT) and Web product and services provider for hospitals, announced today that ten of its clients have been recognized as one of the nation's 2010 Most Wired, according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine. CareTech Solutions provides IT services and/or Web products and services to the following winning client...
TROY, Mich., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- John A. Anderson, attorney with the law firm of Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., has been appointed by the Board of Trustees for Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan, to serve as a Member of the Executive Committee of the medical center's Board of Trustees and as an officer of the corporation in the capacity of Corporate Secretary. The appointments were made by the Genesys Board at its meeting on June 2, 2010 and are effective...
ATLANTA, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly released survey of hospital executives emphasizes the importance of optimizing the perioperative department during a time when hospitals are seeking effective ways to increase margins, reduce costs and improve patient safety and quality. At the same time, reimbursements are decreasing and hospitals are seeking effective ways to enhance revenues. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080722/SISLOGO ) (Logo:...
CLEVELAND, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- DiversityInc, a leading publication on diversity and business, has recognized University Hospitals as a leader among health care institutions in its first ever Top Hospital Systems listing. Each year since 2001, DiversityInc has ranked the Top 50 Companies for Diversity based on results from an extensive questionnaire. This is the first year that hospital systems have been ranked separately. UH was selected for this honor based on its excellent ratings...
ONTARIO, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Healthcare Services (PHS) recently settled its long standing dispute with the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) related to a single instance of alleged "balance billing" as to Kaiser commercial enrollees. At the time, "balance billing" was not illegal. PHS' hospitals do not "balance bill," did not and do not report HMO enrollees to credit reporting agencies, and never collected a penny from the alleged "balance billing." However...
CINCINNATI, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preventing bloodstream infections in very low birth weight babies in newborn intensive care units could save lives and approximately $3,000 per patient, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers worked together with researchers from University Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital (both in Cincinnati) as part of the Ohio Perinatal Quality...
