Thursday, July 24, 2008

patients

Your 'Best Hospitals' Questions Answered

The new rankings are drawing comments, many of them from hospital patients. more >>

It's Just Their Hometown Hospital

Most Vanderbilt patients aren't tough cases from far away. more >>

Great Medicine Needs Committed Patients

There's no pill or procedure to make physical rehabilitation happen on its own. more >>

Signs of Heart Attack That Many Patients Don't Know

Nearly half of heart patients don't fully grasp the symptoms of an attack. Make sure you know them. more >>

Marketing Hospital Patient Satisfaction

So far there hasn't been much hoopla from hospitals on a new survey. more >>

A Review of the New Patient Satisfaction Tool

A few tweaks would help, but the revamped Hospital Compare page is mostly a winner for consumers. more >>

How Hospitals Compare on Patient Satisfaction

Now you'll be able to find out online, thanks to a new national patient-satisfaction survey. more >>

Do Patients Plus Clinical Trials Equal Better Care?

Hospitals that sign up lots of patients for studies just might be improving the quality of care across the board. more >>

Marcus Welby Is Alive and Well in the Far East

Is it the culture? Just a different approach to doing medicine? Whatever it is, it's good for hospital patients. more >>

Do You Want Your Doctor to Tell You What to Do?

Maybe getting more involved in your own care will make you healthier. And maybe, suggests a new study, it won't. more >>

A Rectum, a Finger, and a Lawsuit in New York

The patient feels violated. Doctors feel it was necessary. A court will decide. more >>

Ahead of the Curve: Patient Advocate

The confluence of aging baby boomers with a complex healthcare system demands patient advocacy more >>

Off With the White Coat, On With the Backless Gown

Like walking in someone else's shoes, lying in a patient bed might be a good prescription for doctors. more >>

Inside the New Rankings

With the new Best Hospitals rankings online now (health.usnews. more >>

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