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More hospitals meet faster emergency heart care standards

Hospitals across the country are treating more heart attack patients within the recommended time frame than five years ago, according to study published in Circulation, an American Heart Association

Most heart patients confused about stent benefits

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals yet another stunning disconnect in physician-patient communication. In this case, the heart patients at Baystate Medical Center in

Heart-attack treatment times have improved dramatically

A little change can go a long way. That's the concept behind the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance, which helped hospitals around the nation significantly speed up treatments to patients admitted to the

Leapfrog displeased by low CPOE adoption rates

In the past, we've noted here that Leapfrog Group is taking CPOE very seriously . Now, the group has set out to find out whether anyone was listening. Apparently, not enough facilities have gotten the