Next-Generation Hospital Design Can Improve Health -- And Save Money
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- 17/01/2011
Extra large private hospital rooms with plenty of natural light and artwork may seem like unaffordable luxuries, but new research shows that these...
READ MOREA Loyola University Hospital study has demonstrated how the hospital has improved patient safety and cut costs by reducing the number of blood transfusions. In 2009, the average amount of blood products transfused per patient at Loyola was 10 percent lower than it was in 2008, saving 453,355 US dollars. The average amount of blood products transfused...
READ MOREGovernments worldwide are struggling to pay for healthcare. As populations get older, as more people suffer chronic diseases, and as new and more expensive treatments appear, health costs soar. Even in countries where health services have traditionally been accessible and affordable, financing mechanisms are increasingly stretched. In countries that...
READ MOREExtra large private hospital rooms with plenty of natural light and artwork may seem like unaffordable luxuries, but new research shows that these...
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READ MOREBlood poisoning can be fatal. If you suffer from sepsis, you used to have to wait as much as 48 hours for laboratory findings. A new diagnostic platfor
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