Tag: Hospitals
Patient Satisfaction Scores for Hospitals Driven by Hospitality
Patient satisfaction scores do not reflect the quality of medical care, but rather room and board features
Wearable Sensor Data Predict Heart Failure Rehospitalization
Machine learning algorithm detects worsening heart failure and predicts impending rehospitalization
One-Quarter of Antibiotic Prescriptions at Children’s Hospitals Suboptimal
21 percent of these orders are suboptimal by antimicrobial stewardship program standards
Young Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk for Hospitalization
Risks most elevated for survivors of leukemia, CNS tumors, CRC, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer
Evidence Lacking for Use of Bedside Sitters to Prevent Falls
Very low-certainty evidence from two studies shows sitters reduce patient falls in acute care hospitals
Number of Nurse Practitioners More Than Doubled 2010 to 2017
Corresponding nationwide decrease of 80,000 registered nurses seen during same period
Cambridge Multimorbidity Score Robust for Predicting Outcomes
Model performed better than Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting consultations, admissions
Comorbidities Tied to Higher Rates of All-Cause Admissions in MS Patients
But comorbidities not associated with increased hospitalizations related to multiple sclerosis
Postdischarge Mortality Up for Patients With Heart Failure
Of conditions targeted by Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, only heart failure mortality increased
Postoperative Length of Stay, Costs Down With Prehabilitation Program
Program includes walking and education on nutrition, smoking cessation, psychological preparation for surgery
