Hospitals & health networks / AHA
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The ICU is where all the pressures of a hospital show themselves in high relief. Quality, work processes and staffing are more challenging here. This Clinical Management article examines how hospitals are reducing mortality rates, increasing patient and staff satisfaction, and bringing efficiencies to the ICU through high- and low-tech solutions.
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Hospitals with social-service missions use their clout as shareholders to pressure drug companies to change policies on issues ranging from pricing to environmental concerns.
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With overcrowding the single-most difficult issue now confronting emergency departments, innovative hospitals are experimenting with everything from new technology to redeploying staff to redesigning processes and work areas.