Hospitals, Community - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community.

2 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: The exchange of information is an integral component of continuity of health care and may limit or prevent costly duplication of tests and treatments. This study determined the probability that patient information from previous visits ... Read more...

Causes and presentation of meningitis in a Baltimore community hospital 1997-2006.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVES: Described here is the clinical presentation and etiology of community-acquired meningitis in adult patients in a Baltimore community hospital from 1997 to 2006. METHOD: A retrospective chart review was performed. Data were collected ... Read more...

Complex surgical site infections and the devilish details of risk adjustment: important implications for public reporting.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To validate the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) risk index as a tool to account for differences in case mix when reporting rates of complex surgical site infection (SSI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Hospitals, Community'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community. 2 Nov 2008
• Team admission: changing the way we work. 30 Oct 2008
• Comparisons of safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals. 6 Oct 2008
• Causes and presentation of meningitis in a Baltimore community hospital 1997-2006. 29 Sep 2008
• Complex surgical site infections and the devilish details of risk adjustment: important implications for public reporting. 29 Sep 2008
• Improvement in sentinel node biopsy results in a teaching community hospital: results of a multidisciplinary quality improvement program. 29 Sep 2008
• Community hospitals. 29 Sep 2008
• 100 robotic-assisted laparoscopic gastric bypasses at a community hospital. 29 Sep 2008
• Pediatric neurohospitalists. 30 Aug 2008
• Poor functional status as a risk factor for surgical site infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 30 Aug 2008
• From ethics to palliative care: a community hospital experience. 30 Aug 2008
• Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code medication administration system. 30 Aug 2008
• Heparin overdose scare in 14 babies at Texas hospital. 30 Aug 2008
• Economic evaluations of complex services for older people. 30 Aug 2008
• Massages, reiki, oh my! Make patients feel at home. 30 Aug 2008
• Implementation challenges for health care IT in India: a case study. 30 Aug 2008
• Considering patient non-participation in health care. 30 Aug 2008
• Surgical comanagement: a natural evolution of hospitalist practice. 30 Aug 2008
• Enhanced surgical site infection surveillance following caesarean section: experience of a multicentre collaborative post-discharge system. 21 Aug 2008
• Pain management pharmacy service in a community hospital. 13 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Hospitals, Community'

Definition: Institutions with permanent facilities and organized medical staff which provide the full range of hospital services primarily to a neighborhood area.

Descriptor UI: D006764

Alternative terms: Hospitals, Community; Community Hospital; Community Hospitals; Hospital, Community;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.421.306;

History Note: 73

Technical Notes: coord IM with special hosp (e.g., HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; etc.) or med specialty (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog