Tag: Hospitals

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

Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission

Median drug price markups across centers ranged from 120 to 630 percent

Study shows substantial increase in net revenues for complex surgeries with plastic surgeon consultants

Patients treated for COVID-19 discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance, assistance needs versus reference patients

Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions

Hospital research publications linked to lower risk-adjusted mortality rates for several conditions and procedures, higher patient satisfaction

Findings among dually eligible older veterans living within 20 miles of a VA and a non-VA hospital

Use of uBIG could potentially decrease number of transfers for Canadian patients with complicated mild traumatic brain injury

Unvaccinated persons have higher rates of incidence, hospitalization during periods of delta, omicron predominance