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CMS posts death rate estimates for hospitals
For a long time, hospital-specific death rates were secrets. Administrators argued that publishing such rates was unfair, as it would be easy to make unfair comparisons if rates weren't adjusted Read more...
Study: Admission day dictates heart failure, length of stay
A new study suggests that heart failure patients admitted to the hospital on Thursdays and Fridays have longer stays in the hospital than those admitted on other days of the week, while those Read more...
C. diff threat growing across the U.S.
Clostridium difficile has long been known to providers as a common but easily-treated bug whose symptoms aren't a big deal. However, of late a drug-resistant strain of C. diff has become more common, Read more...
GA minorities suffer big health disparities
A new report concludes that Georgia's minorities suffer significantly worse health than non-minority citizens, with the report awarding an "F" to 16 Georgia counties on scores of minority Read more...
Study: Older blacks less likely to get cancer treatments
Black patients older than 65 are "consistently less likely" than comparable white patients to receive recommended cancer treatments, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer. The Read more...
OR provides case study for consumer-driven care
In Oregon, consumers are getting just about as much data on healthcare providers as anyone in the country. Not only is the state reporting detailed hospital price comparisons, hospital-specific death Read more...
Defibrillator use delays common, harmful
Too often, hospital patients with ventricular arrhythmias aren't treated with defibrillators soon enough, a problem that may have an impact on their survival, according to a new study published in Read more...
Trend: States look for social roots of ethnic health disparities
Of late, states have begun to take a new approach to looking at health status differences between whites and minorities, concerned by data suggesting that minorities face dramatically higher rates Read more...
MA officials question high hospital death rates
Despite the state's overall reputation for excellent care--and the presence of high-profile institutions like Beth Israel Deaconess and Massachusetts General--at least one study suggests that Read more...
Heart surgery drug pulled from market
Bayer AG has agreed to an FDA request to withdraw its heart surgery drug Trasylol from the market, after the drug came under fire in the wake of a Canadian study suggesting that it increased death Read more...
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