But in the 213 Pennsylvania hospitals studied, 13,771 hospital-acquired infections were reported between July to December 2008.
(Daily Report) Jan 14, 2010
Effort to cut state budget last summer left about 3 million poor residents without health benefits or access to health care.
(Daily Report) Jan 08, 2010
Hospital error rates in California climbed by more than 300 cases last fiscal year after a 2006 law required public reporting of hospital errors in that state, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.
(Daily Report) Jan 08, 2010
Past decade presented challenges but new funding and leadership is reinvigorating the agency.
(Daily Report) Jan 08, 2010
An examination of the British health care system shows that while there is some dissatisfaction, there are few malpractice suits against the system.
(Daily Report) Jan 07, 2010
The survey allows providers an opportunity to give federal officials feedback about the system.
(Daily Report) Jan 06, 2010
Access to care remains a major burden for Americans in rural areas because of a shortage of trauma facilities and doctors while depressed adults often go without treatment.
(Daily Report) Jan 05, 2010
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Jan 04, 2010
The expert panel would take on a higher level of authority under pending health reform legislation, making some of its critics a bit nervous, The Washington Post reports.
(Daily Report) Dec 21, 2009
A sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Dec 18, 2009