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Visit the MedicalFacts Holland Innovations stand at Exposanita

Hal.: 25 Stand: B59 Exposanita 16 – 19 May 2012 The Netherlands are the host country for Exposanità 2012 With the support of MedicalFacts.nl Consultants, Exposanità will host a group of innovative lifestyle, eHealth and health gaming companies are coming from the Netherlands that will be reserved special economic conditions together with a program of [...]

Hospital readmissions reduced by cutting down on infections

Hospital readmission has been identified as a key quality indicator and target for reducing healthcare spending. For example, approximately 20% of Medicare beneficiaries in 2004 were readmitted within 30 days after hospital discharge at a cost of approximately $17.4 billion.1 Similarly, healthcare-associated infections are associated with higher healthcare costs and may act as a surrogate [...]

Telehealth network can be used to certify nurses in chemotherapy

A telehealth network is effective at delivering certification courses in chemotherapy biotherapy to oncology nurses living in rural areas, according to research presented at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 37thAnnual Congress. In Kansas, availability of certified chemotherapy/biotherapy trainers is limited to metropolitan areas of the state. To meet the growing demand for chemotherapy certified nurses, [...]

Cancelled Surgeries Costing Hospitals Millions

Patient no-shows and cancellations on the day of surgery are costing hospitals millions of dollars each year, Anesthesiology News reported. Researchers at Tulane University Medical Center found that 6.7 percent of scheduled elective outpatient surgeries were cancelled in 2009, totaling almost $1 million in lost revenue for that year. Since surgeries account for almost 60 [...]

Staff must communicate mortality risk to patients leaving against medical advice

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Hospital patients who leave against medical advice may have an increased risk of being readmitted or dying within a month, a study at one New York medical center finds. In the U.S., about 500,000 hospital patients a year sign themselves out against medical advice. Studies have suggested that decision can be unwise: patients hospitalized for [...]

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Other benefits to antimicrobial stewardship

Filed under General by Medicalfacts, Janine Budding on 10 April , 2012 at 21:07 {no comments}

Curbing unnecessary use of antibiotics is our best defense against the spread of drug-resistant infections. A new study suggests another benefit to antimicrobial stewardship: a potential cost savings of millions of dollars now wasted on therapies that don’t help patients.

The research is published in the April issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, in a special topic issue focused on antimicrobial stewardship. Antimicrobial stewardship programs and interventions help prescribers know when antibiotics are needed and what the best treatment choices are for a particular patient. (more…)

Written by Medicalfacts René Luigies

Mom’s obesity tied to child’s autism, development: study

(Reuters) – Children born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer mothers, according to a U.S. surveyThe research, which appeared in Pediatrics, was looking for the impact on childrens’ cognitive development from a variety of “metabolic conditions” in the mother, including high [...]

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Written by Medicalfacts René Luigies

Low-dose spiral CT cost-effective in reducing lung cancer deaths

Lung cancer is the most lethal cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer causes more than 150,000 deaths annually and has a survival rate of 16 percent. More Americans die of lung cancer each year than of cervical, breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. Currently, cancer screening — checking [...]

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Written by Medicalfacts René Luigies

Potential role of aspirin in reducing risk of cancer death

A new report by American Cancer Society scientists says new data showing aspirin’s potential role in reducing the risk of cancer death bring us considerably closer to the time when cancer prevention can be included in clinical guidelines for the use of aspirin in preventative care. The report, published early online in Nature Reviews Clinical [...]

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Written by Medicalfacts René Luigies

Leading Dutch players in healthcare and technology join forces in healthcare innovation

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Philips sign memorandum of understanding to bring healthcare innovations to patients faster – Public-private consortium also focuses on training engineers, top researchers and doctors Amsterdam, the Netherlands – University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Philips [...]

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Written by Medicalfacts René Luigies

Mayo Clinic launches whole genome breast cancer study

The Breast Cancer Genome Guided Therapy Study (BEAUTY Project) will help physicians tailor chemotherapy to breast cancer patients based on their individual genomes and the genomes of their tumors. Mayo Clinic researchers will obtain three whole genome sequences: one from the patients’ healthy cells before treatment, and two tumor genomes – one before chemotherapy and [...]

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Visit the MedicalFacts Holland Innovations stand at Exposanita

Hospital readmissions reduced by cutting down on infections

Telehealth network can be used to certify nurses in chemotherapy

Cancelled Surgeries Costing Hospitals Millions

Staff must communicate mortality risk to patients leaving against medical advice

Other benefits to antimicrobial stewardship

Mom’s obesity tied to child’s autism, development: study

Low-dose spiral CT cost-effective in reducing lung cancer deaths

Potential role of aspirin in reducing risk of cancer death

Leading Dutch players in healthcare and technology join forces in healthcare innovation

Mayo Clinic launches whole genome breast cancer study

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