Tag: Hospitals
Morbidity Risk Increased for Children Exposed to Maternal PCOS
Risk increased for any childhood hospitalization, infectious disease hospitalization, allergy-related hospitalization
Rate of In-Hospital Adverse Events Declined From 2010 to 2019
Adverse event rates decreased for patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, and major surgical procedures
Language-Concordant Care May Improve In-Hospital Outcomes
Associations observed among frail home care recipients admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada
Impact of Affiliation Mixed for Rural U.S. Hospitals
Benefits seen for financially distressed hospitals, but affiliation increases risk for closure among financially stable 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
