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U of Illinois to pay $6M in patient death lawsuit
In an approved settlement yesterday, the University of Illinois has agreed to pay $6 million to the family of deceased patient Juan Fernandez, who died in 2007 after complications from a removed
Chart analysis helps Cleveland Clinic uncover patient complications
Cleveland Clinic is using a new application from 3M to help identify inpatient complications more quickly while improving clinical documentation, according to Health Data Management. The initiative,
Study: Uninsured 50 percent more likely to die in hospitals
When uninsured patients are treated in the hospital for heart attack, stroke and pneumonia, they are 50 percent more likely than privately insured patients to die from the conditions during their
Costs for bariatric surgery decline
Here's a sign that bariatric surgery as a discipline is maturing: The average rate of post-surgical and other complications for patients undergoing bariatric surgery--and thus, the cost of their
