News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:29 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu Serious complications are common after major surgery -- about 1 in 6 patients -- but'nbsp;it's the'nbsp;ability to rescue patients after complications happen that's the best predictor of hospital mortality, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health system. The research debunks the assumption that hospitals with high mortality rates have more complications. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1305 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1305 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:01:00 EST All Medicare patients with heart conditions and diabetes, or who require cancer screenings, are getting better treatment than ever at the U-M Health System and that care is costing less, according to a new report.'nbsp;These results come from the third year of a five-year national project undertaken by 10 large physician groups, including the U-M Faculty Group Practice. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1255 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1255 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST All Nearly two-thirds of parents reported the need to watch over their child'rsquo;s care to ensure that medical errors are not made during their hospital stay, according to a study led by Beth A. Tarini, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School.'nbsp;In particular, parents whose first language is not English were more likely to report the need to be vigilant about their child'rsquo;s care.'nbsp;This is the first study to document parental concerns about medical errors during a child'rsquo;s hospitalization. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1239 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1239 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health Blood transfusions during heart byass surgery are vital, but a team of researchers led by the University of Michigan'nbsp;has shown'nbsp;receiving blood from another person during bypass surgery is linked with a two-fold increase in post-operative infection rates. The study also showed considerable variation in hospital blood transfusion practices. 'nbsp; http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1244 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1244 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST All When it comes to choosing a catheter to reach trouble spots in the arteries, bigger is not better, according to a University of Michigan study. Patients who had coronary interventions, such as angioplasty, performed with larger catheters had worse outcomes and higher death rates than those who underwent the procedures with smaller catheters. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1236 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1236 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:30:00 EST Cardiovascular Health and Surgery News U.S. News 'amp; World Report honors U-M among the country's finest http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1229 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1229 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EST Quality and Safety University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children'rsquo;s Hospital has been ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in the nation in U.S. News Media Group'rsquo;s 2009 edition of 'rdquo;America'rsquo;s Best Children'rsquo;s Hospitals.'rdquo; It is also the only hospital in the state to be nationally ranked in eight pediatric specialty areas of ten featured in this special report. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1195 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1195 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:01:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health Doctors can do a better job of diagnosing whooping cough among teens, an age group with a growing incidence of the illness, according to a University of Michigan study.'nbsp; In a national study of primary care physicians, U-M researchers found that nearly 1 out of 7 physicians were not able to recognize whooping cough in a standardized adolescent case patient. The study will appear in an upcoming edition of Preventive Medicine. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1150 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1150 Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health Reports warning of shortages lack detail and could lead to over-saturation of physicians in some specialties, misallocation of funds for training, and lack of improvement in areas of need. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1140 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1140 Tue, 12 May 2009 16:00:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health Hospital personnel and organizational cultures can hinder efforts to avert deadly and preventable infections acquired at hospitals, U-M study shows. Study finds that several factors improved efforts to enhance safety, including identifying champions for change, providing data to frontline clinicians and redesigning processes. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1115 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1115 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:01:00 EST Quality and Safety