Care Convenience
January 17, 2012 Tags: None
The number of retail clinics jumped 11.2 percent to 1,355 in 2011 after slow growth in 2010 and 2009, according to a report by Thomas Charland, chief executive of Merchant Medicine, which tracks the growth of retail medical care services.
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Sounds of Relief
January 17, 2012 Tags: None
Can the right sonata soothe the pain of a medical operation?
A growing number of doctors have been using music in clinical settings, believing that it might have analgesic effects on patients — or at least take their minds off an otherwise painful procedure.
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Errors in Reporting Errors
January 06, 2012 Tags: None
Hospital employees recognize and report only one out of seven errors, accidents and other events that harm Medicare patients while they are hospitalized, federal investigators say in a new report.
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