Better Health Care From Old Malpractice Lawsuits
Data from past claims is helping hospitals fine-tune their approach to diagnosis, treatment and follow-up in a range of medical fields. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - May 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Tools Help Patients Make Tough Decisions In the ER
Patients often let emergency care physicians make important decisions about treatment, medicine or testing. Some hospitals are finding ways to involve patients more in those choices. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - April 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Clinical Trials Need More Subjects
Researchers try new methods to sign up patients who are unaware or reluctant to participate, delaying new medicines’ development. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - April 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Model for Meeting the Needs of the Most Fragile Children
Hospitals are treating children with medical complexity, who number close to three million and may require a lifetime of coordinated care, at new dedicated clinics. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - March 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Did Your Knee Surgery Create New Pain?
Researchers are finding treatments for knee surgery patients with scar tissue buildup, called arthrofibrosis, that causes stiffness and difficulty bending the joint. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - March 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
How Your Supplements Interact With Rx Drugs
Common over-the-counter supplements such as St. John’s Wort, lavender and garlic can cause drugs to be too strong or too weak. They can also create unexpected side effects. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - March 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Why Resilience Is Good for Your Health and Your Career
Employers that offer coaching in how to bounce back from bad experiences and stay positive amid stress say the benefits go far beyond the workplace (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - February 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Hospitals Find a New Way to Say, 'I'm Sorry'
When things go wrong, communication and resolution programs help patients get an apology, an explanation and, sometimes, monetary compensation. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - February 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
The Best Way for Teens to Recover From Overuse Injuries
Focus on a single sport and heavy practice demands are behind young athletes’ injuries. Working with athletic trainers helps teens prevent and recover from repetitive stress damage, such as tendinitis. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - January 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
At the Hospital, Better Responses to Those Beeping Alarms
When patients’ heart rate, oxygen and other indicators beep falsely so often, nurses and doctors can get ‘alarm fatigue’ and miss real warnings. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - January 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Help for the Ill or Grieving During the Holidays
The loss of loved ones or the challenge of fighting an illness doesn’t pause for the holiday season. Health-care providers and bereavement counselors offer emotional support. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
A Less Risky Anesthesia for Babies
Spinal anesthesia, as opposed to general anesthesia, is being studied at a growing number of hospitals for surgeries that last an hour and a half or less. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - December 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Help for Back Pain
When surgery fails or isn’t an option, an approach to physical and psychological healing called functional restoration may work. The aim is for patients to manage their back pain and return to normal activities. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - November 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Doctors Prescribe New Apps to Manage Medical Conditions
Patients can use smartphone apps tailored to their specific illnesses that communicate back to their doctors, hopefully preventing emergencies and unnecessary hospital visits. The apps can track symptoms, pain and therapy and recovery plans. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
The Most Crucial Half-Hour at a Hospital: The Shift Change
Families and patients feel more comfortable and safe when nurses confer at shift changes inside patients’ hospital rooms rather than in the hallway or via written notes. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - October 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
