As one of the nation «s
leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy.
Not exact matches
As part of its mission to excel in
Care, Advocacy, Research and Education, Children's National Medical Center is
leading the creation of innovative solutions to
pediatric health challenges.
The study, published in the September issue of Annals of Surgery online, shows that providing pricing information upfront can influence patient choice of surgical procedures and potentially
lead to cost savings in
health care, a sector of the economy that accounts for more than 17 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, says Eric R. Scaife, M.D., senior author, associate professor of surgery and chief of
pediatric surgery at the University of Utah (U of U) School of Medicine.
«We had theorized prior to this study that differences in communication would exist among members of the
health care team, but the magnitude of the differences was surprising to us, along with the disagreements among attendings, many in the same division,» says
lead author Deepak Palakshappa, MD, chief
pediatric resident at the time of the study and now an instructor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
«The Flint River water exposure particularly raised concerns about the potential
health impact on children,» says
lead author Hernan Gomez, M.D., a medical toxicologist and pediatrician at Michigan Medicine who is focused on
pediatric care at Hurley Medical Center's Emergency Department in Flint.
The system includes eleven acute
care hospitals, three acute
care children's hospitals and a
leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital (Children's Specialized Hospital), a freestanding 100 - bed behavioral
health center, ambulatory
care centers, geriatric centers, the state's largest behavioral
health network, comprehensive home
care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, a medical group, multi-site imaging centers and four accountable
care organizations.