Tag: Hospitals
Hospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
Rates of in-hospital mortality, failure to rescue decreased from a hospital volume threshold of >25 liver resections per year
Most U.S. Children Have Adequate Geographic Access to Cancer Care
Some disparities exist by racial and ethnic groups, rural residents, and areas with high deprivation levels
Emergency Department Preparedness Cuts Mortality Risk in Children
Emergency departments in highest quartile of pediatric readiness had lower in-hospital mortality among injured and medically ill children
Inpatient Mortality Up With Exposure to High Capacity Utilization
Two percent increase seen in odds of 14-day in-hospital mortality for each additional day of exposure to high capacity utilization
Diagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency Departments
Only about 5.7 percent of patients receive incorrect diagnosis, with about 2.0 percent suffering adverse events as a result
Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Rural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
In two years following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increase in emergency department visits and hospital admissions
Dynamically Updating Models Can Improve Prediction of COVID-19 Survival
Drift in model calibration performance was detected immediately, with minor fluctuations in discrimination
Postdischarge Text Message Intervention Cuts Readmissions
Benefits include 41 percent lower odds of 30-day use of acute care resources
Electronic Health Record Data Can Predict Readmission in Children
New prediction model can identify children with risk factors before hospital discharge
