Healthcare Data Digest, August 26, 2011 Healthcare Data Digest
August 26, 2011 Volume 1 Issue 34


Welcome to this week's Healthcare Data Digest. In case you missed any of this week's headlines in our Twitter news feed, you can view them now:

  1. Two-thirds of California Voters Unprepared for Long-Term Care Costs

  2. Smoking Linked to Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer

  3. Selective Use of Drug-Eluting Stents Saves Millions

  4. New Chart: Top 5 Populations Targeted by Case Management

  5. Neurosurgeons Face Highest Malpractice Risk

  6. Drug Abuse, Childhood Obesity Top Health Concerns for Kids

  7. Standardizing Shift-to-Shift Patient Handoffs Could Reduce Medical Errors

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