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Mercy Hospital, A Historic Near South Side Medical Center, Plans To Close After Merger Plan Fails
The struggling hospital was one of four that had hoped to merge, but failed in its attempt to get money from the state to do so.
Disrupted Sleep Plagues Hospital Patients, But New Program Might Help
Over a year, patients in the so-called SIESTA unit also experienced an average of four times fewer disruptions for medication dosing and three times fewer for routine vital signs.
UChicago Medicine cuts inpatient sleep disruptions with EHR tool
UChicago Medicine successfully reduced nighttime disruptions for patients by integrating a sleep-friendly tool into its EHR. Researchers described the initiative and its outcomes in a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Read Here (1/9/19)
Closing the gender gap: Hospitalists address inequity in medicine
“As I approach mid-career, I see these issues affecting my career and my colleagues’ careers and I decided we need to be doing more work in this space,” said Dr. Arora.
Sleep Disturbances Drift Off With Order Changes, Reminders
Education and “nudges” for providers can cut hospital sleep disruptions and boost patient-satisfaction scores, a new study suggests.
Three New Studies Suggest Gender And Racial Bias In Medical Training
The results suggested significant racial bias in AOA selection, which is supposed to be merit-based…sort of like the Oscars, right?
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Huffington Post. Studies Highlight Gender, Racial Inequalities In Medical Profession (3/17) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/studies-highlight-gender-racial-inequalities-in-medical-profession_us_58bf3fa2e4b054a0ea65ea49
Washington Post “Women really are better doctors, study suggests” (12/16) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/19/women-really-are-better-doctors-study-suggests/?utm_term=.23f15c94603c
New York Times “Dr. Paid Less: An Old Title Still Fits Female Physicians.” (07/16) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/health/women-doctors-salaries-pay-gap.html?_r=0
The Atlantic “How Doctors Are Experimenting With Cutting Health-Care Costs” (12/15) http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/12/medical-savings-patients-doctors/422277/?utm_source=SFTwitter
Medpage Today. 10 Questions: Vineet Arora, MD https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/45291
NPR “These Are The Tweets That Will Get A Doctor In Trouble” (12/13) http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/01/11/169153648/these-are-the-tweets-that-will-get-a-doctor-in-trouble
Chicago Tribune. Doctors urged to be more mindful of costs of procedures they order. (4/12) http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-29/health/ct-x-0829-doctor-payment-20120829_1_healthcare-blue-book-doctors-order-tests-medical-bills
New York Times “Getting Doctors to Think About Costs” (3/12) http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/getting-doctors-to-think-about-costs/
Chicago Tribune. Hospitals drowning in noise. (4/11) http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-met-hospital-noise-20110424-story.html
Associated Press, “Working while sick? Study finds even doctors do it” (09/10) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gJUuo40Pb8BNGzw-JF_CcKWwqfGQD9I7T8RO2
New York Times “Doctor and Patient: When Patient Handoffs Go Terrible Wrong” (9/09) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/health/03chen.html?_r=1
ABC News “Do Doctor Dramas Make for Bad Docs?” (3/09) http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/story?id=7178967&page=1
US News & World Report “Many Hospital Patients Can’t ID Their Doctors” (2/09) http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/02/13/many-hospital-patients-cant-id-their-doctors.html
New York Times “Most Hospital Patients Unable to Identify Their Physicians, Survey Finds” (2/09) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/health/30patients.html
CNN “Ever wonder if your doctor is laughing at you?” (9/08) http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/10/doctor.laughs/