Hospitals & health networks / AHA
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Hospitals across the nation are organizing Medical Emergency Teams to respond rapidly to patients in crisis. Even this early in the trend, the evidence is clear: lives are saved.
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This years winners of the AHAs annual awards for outstanding end-of-life care learned from the past, building lean, flexible programs that can survive the roller-coaster of health care financing and that are adaptable by nearly any hospital with a minimal investment.
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As congress debates med-mal fixes, states are once again proving to be laboratories for reform. Legislators and providers are looking for innovative ways to curb the rising costs of liability insurance.
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With seniors expected to account for 23 percent of emergency department visits by 2005, hospitals are looking for ways to improve care for geriatric patients, many of whom present with complex medical problems.
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Health care has turned into a chaotic delivery system that bewilders patients and challenges health professionals. We can do better.