Hospitals and Medical Centers

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments In Medical Malpractice (Medical News Today)

20 May 2008

Two newspapers recently reported on developments in medical malpractice. Summaries appear below.Acknowledging errors: The New York Times on Sunday examined how with some health care "providers choking on malpractice costs and consumers demanding action against medical errors, a handful of prominent academic medical centers ...

Widespread Airbag Use Could Result In Dramatic Cost Savings For US Trauma Centers (Medical News Today)

20 May 2008

According to research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, the new generation of airbags not only helps protect motor vehicle collision (MVC) victims from injury and death, but also are associated with dramatic cost saving to trauma centers.

Aggressive Multi-Modality Treatments May Lead To Better Outcomes For Patients 75 Years And Older With Brain Tumors (Medical News Today)

20 May 2008

A new study from University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) finds that elderly patients - 75 years old and older - with malignant brain tumors are not treated as aggressively as patients between 65 and 75 years old. Furthermore, the researchers find that if patients over 75 years old are treated aggressively, such as with surgery and radiation, they have better survival rates.