Big variations in hospital stays
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There are big variations in the amount of time a patient remains in hospital following standard surgery in England, research suggests.
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Medicare patients&#39; monthly premiums for outpatient care will jump a record $11.60 next year, while deductibles for hospitalized patients will rise $36, the biggest jump in 14 years.
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Cancer care varies widely throughout Europe with large discrepancies in the number of specialists and facilities for patients, a survey by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) showed on Tuesday.
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Hospitals accused of keeping thousands of seriously ill patients in 'holding patterns'
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Patients on average spent more time waiting for a doctor in hospital emergency rooms in 2004 than they did seven years earlier, according to federal statistics announced Friday.
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A hospital which gave patients the wrong results after cancer checks, finds another 24 'discrepancies'.
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Type 2 diabetic patients who take their oral medications only part of the time have an increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year period, the results of a new study indicate.
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USA - Medicare patients with chronic illnesses receive &quot;significantly different&quot; levels of treatment in hospitals ranked &quot;best&quot; by US News and World Report, a new study published Thursday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Maltin, Atlanta Journal
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Emergency rooms at U.S. hospitals are   becoming stretched as patient visits increase while the number   of emergency facilities declines, a new report said.
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One in 20 patients in Northern Ireland catches an infection while in hospital, according to a new survey.
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There are big variations in how many children from different neighbourhoods go to university.
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Long-term overall records mean more than calendar-year records when it comes to funds.
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PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The national hand-wringing over rapidly rising health-care costs generally ignores one point that at least some people find hard to miss: Many patients are getting much better results for their money than they did in the past.
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MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- A U.S. national database on children's hospitals can help reduce the length, cost and frequency of stays, says a University of Michigan study in the October issue of Pediatrics.
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Hospital bed occupancy rates are falling but are still near risky levels, figures show.
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NEW YORK  - People treated at high-quality hospitals are more likely to survive and less likely to develop complications, according to a new report on more than 5,000 US hospitals.