Tag: Hospitals
Gaps ID’d in Hospitals’ Likelihood of Adopting Stroke Care Certification
Hospitals in low-income and rural communities less likely to receive stroke certification than those in general communities
JCAHO Standards Not Always Supported by High-Quality Evidence
Of 20 actionable standards from The Joint Commission, six completely supported by references, six partly supported
One-Third of Hospitals Compliant With Price Transparency for Joint Arthroplasty
~20 percent of hospitals provide CMS-compliant pricing information for two CPT codes and two DRG codes
Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency
Only 5.7 percent of hospitals meet both requirements -- a machine-readable file for required price types and an accessible display for at least 300 shoppable items
U.S. Hospitals Facing Shortage of Dye Needed for Life-Saving Scans
Shortage expected to last until at least June 30, according to the American Hospital Association
Newly Certified General Internists Mainly Choose Hospital Practice
Most hospitalists in 2013 had the same practice type five years later; rate of retention similar for early-career, more senior physicians
Emergency Residents Lacking in Rural Areas of United States
New training programs from 2013 to 2020 were disproportionately added to states with already high number of programs
Hospital Costs for Firearm Injuries Vary Widely by Region
Hospital costs for firearm injuries in the United States totaled $7.8 billion over 10 years; government insurance programs covered 42 percent of the costs
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
Most Cancer Centers Do Not Disclose Payer-Specific Prices
Median drug price markups across centers ranged from 120 to 630 percent
