University of Minnesota doctors are raising alarms about "diagnostic discordance," a little-discussed but potentially dangerous problem that occurs when a patient is transferred from one hospital to ...

Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can take ...

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Hospital transfers/admissions can result in unplanned cost to the center, patient, and payers. The need for patient transfers from an ASC is an unanticipated outcome and can many times be avoided by ...

In an emergency, hospitals need to be able to quickly and safely transport patients to other facilities, along with all the specialized equipment, such as ventilators and intravenous medications, that ...

Bon Secours Mercy Health is using a new tech platform to make its patient transfers in the Toledo area more efficient. Maverick and Goose would approve. Actually, the actor had nothing to do with Bon ...

Mr. M arrived in the middle of the night. Like many patients transferred from surrounding community hospitals, he came with no advance notice, little time for preparation, and a pile of “outside ...

Irving-based Hospital Corporation of America North Texas Division and Lewisville, Texas-based First Choice Emergency Room announced an agreement to partner on emergency care. HCA and First Choice ER ...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — As COVID-19 brought more severe cases, hospitals struggled to keep up with the need, especially when it comes to transferring and accepting new patients. Hospitals were using ...