Fixing Iraqi Health Care Comes at Expense of U.S. Needs, Critics Say

The Washington Post;  October 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......have a vision for health care in Iraq in which...care, childhood mortality rates plummet and every...understand the need for health care in Iraq," said Sen...such as veterans' health care, schools, police...wants to improve health care in Iraq is so ...

New Study Calls for a Plan to Reduce Health Care Disparities

Washington Informer;  March 23, 2005 ;     678 words ......the Black-White mortality rates, according to...discussion as health care leaders outlined...examines the mortality rates in the U.S. for...the Black-White mortality rate were narrowed...Disparities in Health Care. The report concluded...

Mortality rates improve; But readmissions also up at Pa. hospitals

Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  September 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......information to improve health care in the state. Every...Performance Report comparing mortality rates, costs of procedures...interest to consumers and health care professionals. Still...decide where to spend health care dollars. Local hospitals...in 2003. Overall, ...

WISCONSIN HOSPITALS LOWER MORTALITY RATES, REPORT SAYS ACCORDING TO A...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  January 5, 2006 ;     448 words ......The most significant decline in mortality rates at Wisconsin hospitals from 2001...correction published 1-6-06) ***** Mortality rates at Wisconsin hospitals for 11...more quickly have helped reduce mortality rates, hospital officials say. The...developed by the federal government. ...

Fed: More consistent care can cut mortality rates, project finds

AAP General News (Australia);  May 17, 2004 ;     532 words ......consistent care can cut mortality rates, project finds By...Australians had an excellent health system but things...arguably best levels of health care in the world ... we...2002 by the World Health Organisation found...harm in Australian health care facilities, ...

Passing the health care buck

Oakland Tribune;  April 23, 2005 ;     619 words ......States spends far more on health care than other advanced countries...life-expectancy and higher infant- mortality rates than countries that spend...answer is that much of our health care spending is devoted to passing...because of the burden of health care costs. As a ...

Increased Heart Mortality Rates Linked to Decreased State Subsidies of...

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  April 15, 2003 ;     607 words ......relative increase in mortality rates among uninsured heart...which the New Jersey health care system underwent dramatic...They found that while mortality rates for uninsured hospital...the Department of Health Care Systems at the Wharton...rate-setting system with the ...

Responding to Crisis: Patterns of Health Care Utilization in Central Kenya...

African Studies Review;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......to provide adequate health care to their citizens...areas and driving up mortality rates after decades of decline...determine choice of health-care facility, including...areas and driving up mortality rates after decades of decline...changing patterns of health ...

Region's hospitals fare well in report: State health care council looked...

Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA);  September 27, 2007 ;     493 words ......from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council...stay, readmissions and mortality rates. Overall, the patient...and Wyoming Valley Health Care System's Wilkes-Barre...together. The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council...

Passing the buck on health care

Oakland Tribune;  April 23, 2005 ;     630 words ......States spends far more on health care than other advanced countries...life-expectancy and higher infant- mortality rates than countries that spend...answer is that much of our health care spending is devoted to passing...because of the burden of health care costs. As a ...

Introduction to Health Care Delivery: A Primer for Pharmacists

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education;  October 1, 1998 ;     628 words ...ROBERT L. MCCARTHY. Introduction to Health Care Delivery: A Primer for Pharmacists. Gaithersberg...excellent overview of the United States health care system with the participation of the...provided insight into delivering American health care but do not consider how ...

Hospital mortality rates drop; But administrators warn: Data can deceive

Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  December 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment...PHC4) studied mortality rates for 11 hospital...sole increase in mortality rates was a slight...did. Now the health care consumer is much...and physician health care providers to...only improves health ...

Pennsylvania Mortality Rates Drop for Coronary Surgeries.

The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  May 11, 2002 ;     447 words ......which found that patient mortality rates for coronary bypass...surgeries. Statewide, mortality rates for coronary surgeries...by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council...surgeries performed, mortality rates and readmission rates...period. Wyoming Valley ...

Pioneering new ways to ensure quality health care.

Nursing Economics;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Efforts to improve quality in health care services aren't new. In...review data on hospital mortality rates. Her efforts illuminated...primarily the purview of health care delivery systems, regulators...concern regarding quality of health care is voiced by a wide ...

Infant, maternal mortality rates decline in Zimbabwe

Xinhua News Agency;  November 1, 2007 ;     312 words ...Infant, maternal mortality rates decline in Zimbabwe HARARE...Zimbabwe's infant and maternal mortality rates have declined over the...efforts to improve maternal health care in the country, local media...required to improve maternal health care. The infant mortality ...