Clinical
It's a chilling reality -- one often overlooked in annual mortality statistics: Preventable medical errors persist as the No. 3 killer in the U.S. -- third only to heart disease and cancer -- claiming the lives of some 400,000 people each year. At a Congressional hearing July 17, patient safety officials put their best ideas forward on how to...
The Certification Commission has selected two new, all-volunteer panels to develop criteria for electronic health records in women's health and in oncology, the latest domains to be added to CCHIT's certification programs.
The argument over the right age for women to begin mammograms was pushed to the center of the healthcare reform and technology debate with Monday's release of new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
PITTSBURGH - Women Care Associates at Magee Women's Hospital at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center has rolled out a Web-based patient education platform. To make sure phys...
Italy and Albania have partnered on a remote monitoring project to prevent tumors in Albanian women.
