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NewsPost-surgical inpatient deaths plummet
Although hospitals performed more surgeries between 1996 and 2006, the number of inpatient post-surgical deaths dropped significantly, according to an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Read more...
Hospitals in U.S. territories have higher death rates, worse outcomes
As the nation works to overcome healthcare disparities, the U.S. territories are being left out of the discussion. As a result, hospitals in U.S. territories have significantly higher death rates and Read more...
U.S. sees shocking statistics on maternal and childhood deaths
Despite a perception of having one of the best (and most expensive) medical systems in the world, the United States appears to be backsliding in two of the most basic of healthcare measures--maternal Read more...
Higher hospital volume linked to fewer deaths for three conditions
Patients hospitalized for three common conditions--heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia--to an extent have better chances of survival if treated at larger, busier hospitals. Up to a threshold, Read more...
Are low-cost hospitals offering false economies?
A common belief that low-cost hospitals are "penny-wise and pound-foolish" because they discharge patients early only to result in higher readmission rates and more inpatient costs down the road is Read more...
Groups urge legislators, president to address healthcare disparities
Sadly, there are often large disparities in between the health outcomes of different minority groups, including higher rates of death from some conditions. Now, with a new president in place, Read more...
Top hospitals have 27 percent lower death rate
How much better is it to be a patient at the top-rated U.S. hospitals? Well, for one thing, you'll be 27 percent less likely to die, according to a new study released by health ratings organization Read more...
CA publishes hospital death rates
California has published a study of hospital death rates for eight common conditions and procedures, with initial results suggesting that most hospitals are falling into the middle when it comes to Read more...
Hospitals finding solutions for ER overcrowding
There's no question that hospitals are struggling, and not just financially: wait times in the ER are up, and frustration and the potential for death or serious complications for critical patients is Read more...
New study questions benefits of $10 billion angioplasty industry
Over recent months we've seen several studies that questioned the benefit of angioplasty in many of the cases in which it is used; with the number of angioplasties performed per year having increased Read more...
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