Tag: Hospitals
February 2016 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
February 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for February 2016. This roundup includes the...
Supportive-Care Hospital Visits Linked to Better Outcomes
Tie also seen between visits and increased access to community health services
Quality of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among Hospitals
Hospital process composite performance measures of in-hospital cardiac arrest linked to outcome
Decreases in Readmission Rates From 2007 to 2015
Decreases for targeted conditions and nontargeted conditions among Medicare elderly beneficiaries
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Feb. 20-24
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress was held from...
Public Reporting of Hospital Readmissions Hasn’t Cut Rates
Less hospital-based acute care for patients with heart failure; no change for MI, pneumonia
Outcomes Explored for ER Return Visit Hospital Admissions
Patients initially discharged then readmitted after return ER visit have lower in-hospital mortality
Lean Six Sigma Practices Speed Medical Report Dispatches
Implementation of improvement actions led to 78 percent increase of on-time dispatches
Multifaceted QI Intervention Cuts Lab Costs
Improvements seen in laboratory cost per day, per visit, and cuts in test per day
