Tag: Hospitals
Weekend Discharge Not Linked to Increased Readmission
Findings among patients with AMI, congestive heart failure, pneumonia in California
Increasing Health Care Burden for Pediatric Pulmonary HTN
Increasing trend in PH from 1997 to 2012; increase in national hospital charges for PH hospitalizations
Regional Variation in Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Region accounted for 7 to 8 percent of variation in thrombolysis treatment
June 2015 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for June 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
June 2015 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for June 2015. This roundup includes the...
Lack of Consistent Supplement Use Documentation for Inpatients
While more than half of patients used prior to hospitalization, most were not asked upon admission
Cellulitis Often Misdiagnosed in Inpatient Setting
Almost 75 percent of patients evaluated for cellulitis eventually diagnosed with pseudocellulitis
Readmitted Surgery Patients Fare Better at Same Hospital
Patients also did slightly better when original team of doctors treated them on readmission
AdaptivCRT Algorithm Linked to Reduction in Readmissions
Decreased 30-day readmission rates in patients with heart failure or all-cause index hospitalization
Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
