All articles tagged: Hospital Medicine

Thousands of Italian doctors and nurses stayed at home on Wednesday to protest over their pay and conditions in the latest sign of malaise in the country's struggling health...

Medscape’s survey of 5000 European doctors revealed a mix of emotions about the AI revolution, while experts predict that AI will integrate into and transform healthcare.

As many as 1 in 14 patients suffer harm due to diagnostic errors while in hospital, and most of these could be prevented, a study showed.

Hurricane Helene damaged one of the major NC-based manufacturing facilities of IV fluids. What’s being done to help hospitals manage the IV fluid shortage?

A clear bag of liquid hanging next to a hospital bed typically doesn't warrant a second glance, but now each pouch is considered precious.

Postdeparture outreach and specialized addiction medicine teams could help patients with substance use disorder, the study authors wrote.

Recent cases in Austria and Germany illustrate how common such abuse is and how medical associations and the courts may respond.

New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America, where declining population has spurred decades of downsizing and closures.

The tool identifies high-risk patients, creates care pathways, and alerts doctors, nursing staff, and palliative care teams about changes.

A doctor's decision to sit at the bedside is associated with increased patient satisfaction, data suggested.

Attacks on medics and health facilities in war zones jumped in 2023 to the highest level since records began 11 years ago, a group of non-governmental organisations said on...

An artificial intelligence system that alerts hospital physicians about patients' high risk for mortality reduces the number of deaths, according to a study.

Noise, light, and nurse visits are among the obstacles to adequate sleep in a setting that is dedicated to recovery and rest.

Physicians who want to work entirely or partly remote from home can pursue numerous virtual options beyond telemedicine in its usual configuration.

Concierge fees provide new revenue directly to hospitals, and doctors provide lucrative referrals to the hospitals that employ them.

Concierge fees provide new revenue directly to hospitals, and doctors provide lucrative referrals to the hospitals that employ them.

South Korea plans quick measures to improve pay and working conditions for young doctors, the government said on Friday, addressing a key demand by medical trainees who have...

Medscape Medical News spoke with health policy and antitrust experts about the Federal Trade Commission's new merger guidelines and the downstream effects of hospital consolidation.

The No Surprises Act may have increased in-network care for specialties often linked to higher bills.

The ECDC has called for mitigating actions in the face of more European Union and European Economic Area countries reporting hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23.

Junior doctors in England will strike for five days from Feb. 24-28 as part of a long-running dispute over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) said on...

Patients admitted to hospitals today are sicker and require more complex care than patients hospitalized in the early 2000s, according to new research.

UnitedHealth shares fell 4% on Friday after medical services costs at the healthcare conglomerate were higher than Wall Street expectations for the first time in two years,...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security...

Junior doctors in England started a six-day walkout over pay on Wednesday, the longest strike in the 75-year history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which...

However, in-hospital mortality rates were not significantly different at private equity hospitals compared with control hospitals.

Junior doctors in England ramped up their industrial action on Wednesday, beginning the first walk-out of their biggest strike yet, which hospitals warn could threaten...

However, standard AI model predictions enhanced diagnostic accuracy by 4.4%.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is looking into reports of leaks, breakages and other quality problems with plastic syringes manufactured in China.

The biggest US hospital lobbying group on Thursday sued the Biden administration over new guidance barring hospitals and other medical providers from using trackers to monitor users on their websites.

Unions seek better pay and an end to 'chronic understaffing' as massive 3-day strike in multiple states begins.

The Joint Commission next year will start a voluntary program to help hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas emissions after dropping a proposal to require emissions reporting for accreditation.

A US federal judge said Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit claiming that it violated the medical privacy of patients who were treated by hospitals and other healthcare providers that used its Meta Pixel tracking tool.

Variability in hospital-based physicians' antimicrobial prescribing is not related to patient characteristics or clinical outcomes, new data suggest.