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High-readmission hospitals use follow-up to keep patients from returning
Like other hospitals across the country, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis suffers from high readmission rates. Twenty-eight percent of its heart failure patients on Medicare return to the
Hospice care rising, but obstacles remain
The use of hospice and palliative care is on the rise in the United States, according to a new study by the Dartmouth Atlas Project. However, disconnects between patient desires and outcomes remain
Is geographic variation really to blame for healthcare costs?
A week rarely goes by when I don't see a study or reference to geographic variations related to the delivery of healthcare. This week was no exception. Earlier this week, I wrote about patients
Patients spending less end-of-life time in hospitals
Medicare patients with severe chronic illnesses spent fewer days in the hospital while receiving more hospice care in 2007 than they did in 2003. However, those who were hospitalized were likely to
Late-stage cancer care varies widely by hospital, region
How late-stage cancer patients are treated varies widely by region and hospital, according to a new Dartmouth Atlas Project report. For the study, researchers analyzed records for 236,000 Medicare
Dartmouth study debunks common ideas about primary care
If the United States just had more primary-care physicians and patients had access to them, Americans' health would improve. Right? Not so fast, say researchers working on the Dartmouth Atlas
Final days: Americans getting treated to death
Hope springs eternal. But that American tendency to fight death to the bitter end might not be the best way to depart this mortal coil. Doctors can't tell you how long a patient will live, but they
