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April 25, 2024
Dr. Robinson is honored for decades of work to improve health equity and duty to community service. WASHINGTON — The American Heart Association has named Reginald Robinson, MD, its 2024 Physicia...
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January 23, 2016MedStar Health is in the vanguard of health systems across the country that are embracing transparency and adopting practices to immediately communicate with patients and families—and other members of the care team—when something goes wrong. MedStar has been following the principles of communication and disclosure for several years, and was asked to develop and pilot the toolkit for the Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) program of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ made the toolkit available today to hospitals and health leaders at no charge to encourage transparency everywhere.
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January 22, 2016MedStar Health investigators have been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the feasibility of having nurses integrate the “Diabetes to Go Inpatient” education program into the workflow of hospital nursing units to improve self-care and outcomes.
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January 22, 2016With new, and differing, mammogram and Pap screening recommendations announced by different agencies, which guidelines should you follow?
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January 21, 2016A strategic partnership designed to improve the health and well-being of individuals and adults in the Waverly service area.
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January 19, 2016
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Initiates First Clinical Trial Investigating Use of Less Invasive Heart Valve Procedure for Patients at Low RiskEndpoint: Will TAVR Be Safe for Lower-Risk Popula...
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January 16, 2016A grant has been awarded to Suzanne Groah, MD, MSPH, a MedStar Health Researcher to screen for urinary tract infections (UTIs) among patients with spinal cord injuries at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.