Tag: Hospitals
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
Plastic Surgery Consultations for Complex Cases Add Financial Value to Hospitals
Study shows substantial increase in net revenues for complex surgeries with plastic surgeon consultants
Most COVID-19 Patients Benefit at Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
Patients treated for COVID-19 discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance, assistance needs versus reference patients
Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019
Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions
Clinical Quality Up at Hospitals With Research Publications
Hospital research publications linked to lower risk-adjusted mortality rates for several conditions and procedures, higher patient satisfaction
Treatment at a VA Hospital Tied to Lower 30-Day Mortality
Findings among dually eligible older veterans living within 20 miles of a VA and a non-VA hospital
Updated Brain Injury Guidelines Validated for Complicated mTBI
Use of uBIG could potentially decrease number of transfers for Canadian patients with complicated mild traumatic brain injury
Unvaccinated Have Highest SARS-CoV-2 Incidence, Hospitalization
Unvaccinated persons have higher rates of incidence, hospitalization during periods of delta, omicron predominance
2002 to 2014 Saw Increase in Hypertensive Crisis Hospitalizations
Increase in crisis hospitalizations steady for men and women; decrease seen in odds of death during these crises
