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7 hospitals fined $775K for patient safety violations

7 hospitals fined $775K for patient safety violations

California hospitals faulted for surgical mistakes, failing to report alleged abuse

Seven California hospitals face a combined $775,000 in fines for risking patient safety, including delayed emergency treatment, the California Department of Public Health reported yesterday.

Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco and UCSF Medical Center each faced two violations.

At Memorial, surgery performed on the wrong patient resulted in a $75,000 fine, in addition to a $50,000 penalty for delayed life-saving care after surgery, Read More >

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App for stroke patients and others get grants

App for stroke patients and others get grants

As digital health projects grow at academic institutions, a proof of concept grant program has selected two projects as part of its new award category.

Initially announced in May, the University City Science Center‘s QED Proof of Concept program picked two digital health projects from Rutgers University. One led by Dr. William Craelius with the biomedical engineering department, co-invented by Nicky Newby of Nian-Crae, is developing a smartphone app to assist in stroke patient recovery ...

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How the ‘fiscal cliff’ affects healthcare

How the ‘fiscal cliff’ affects healthcare

The impending “fiscal cliff” is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in next month unless President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill agree on a way to stop them.

Negotiations to avert the cuts are ongoing and both sides have exchanged offers. The president and congressional Democrats have said they will reduce spending on entitlements, including Medicare, if Republicans will agree to increase tax rates on the highest earners. While Republicans have agreed to more revenue ...

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Professors: Americans will never eat enough

Professors: Americans will never eat enough

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes, a blood sugar elevation that can precede diabetes in adults, according to new research.

Swedish residents who ate food containing more than 59 grams — roughly two ounces — of whole grains per day were 27 percent less likely to become prediabetic compared with residents who ate 30 grams or less, according to the research.

“This is of great importance because prediabetes is increasing,” lead author ...

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