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Patients and doctors are jumping on the mobile app bandwagon, changing health care as we know it

Ninety-three percent of clinicians say that 10 percent or more of their co-workers have taken dangerous shortcuts in providing care. More than 80 percent say that one in 10 of their co-workers are missing basic skills. Yet only 31 percent of the respondents spoke up about these situations.

Hospitals must get much more involved with post-discharge facilities to reduce readmissions and build a solid continuum of care

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices' 2011 Medication Safety Self-Assessment now is available online for hospitals to evaluate their medication safety practices, identify opportunities for improvement and compare experiences with demographically similar organizations.

April 2011 Letters

Social media is becoming a vehicle for getting health information to patients

Maine system sets ambitious patient safety goal building processes that 'couldn't fail if you tried'

A growing number of intelligent people think that these little glowing devices are the next market "revolution" in health care.

April 2011 Datadig

Hospitals find that expanded rehab services yield positive results