A new study shows that patients are not always offered minimally invasive surgery and more often than not undergo more expensive, higher risk surgeries. In looking at a sample of 80,000 surgeries, the offer of minimally invasive surgery varied greatly depending on the procedure, hospital or surgeon.
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Are you part of the baby boomer generation? Are you the caretaker of an aging parent or older adult in your family? Check out the live streaming White House Conference on Aging on July 13, 2015. There are many ways to get involved and participate! http://www.whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov/
Always wear sunscreen to protect against skin cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that, globally, between two and three million non-melanoma skin cancers occur each year.
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June is Men’s Health Month and today begins Men’s Health Week, which have been developed to help raise awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease.
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Adding a chief patient experience officer (CXO) to hospitals’ executive staff is a growing trend. According to a recent Catalyst survey, 62% of respondents said that visible support from leadership was the top factor behind successful patient experience campaigns. Learn more here >> http://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2014/03/25/hospitals-put-patient-experience-officers-in-the-c-suite
