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High-volume hospitals are more costly for all patients
Hospitals that perform high volumes of invasive heart procedures are more costly for all heart patients, according to a new Yale study.
Hospital checklists cut readmissions, Medicare costs
In another win for in-hospital checklists, new research finds that a simple, one-page checklist can keep heart patients out of the hospital, as well as save Medicare billions of dollars, according to
Hospital ACO model saved $400k, cut readmissions
Do accountable care organizations (ACOs) produce better patient outcomes? That's still up for debate in the hotly contested issue with some supporting coordinated care and others slamming the
Private insurance beats no insurance, Medicaid with better outcomes
Privately insured heart patients have better outcomes in heart valve replacement surgery compared to uninsured and Medicaid patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American
Cleveland Clinic, Lowe's heart deal exceeds expectations
The medical tourism deal between Cleveland Clinic and Lowe's has already surpassed expectations, according to the home improvement retailer. More Lowe's employees have elected to go Cleveland Clinic
Pollution increases risk of heart attack
Here's another reason to stay in if local air quality is bad. Besides raising your chance of experiencing respiratory or lung problems, air pollution can raise the risk of sudden heart attacks,
Heart patients not getting necessary bypasses
Stenting and angioplasties may be quicker and easier than bypasses, but they are less likely to lead to lasting results, the Los Angeles Times reports. Compared with heart patients who underwent
Patients who leave against medical advice cost 9 percent more upon return
Once considered a low-cost population that hospitals could do little about, heart patients who self-discharge against medical advice cost more overall when they almost inevitably boomerang back,
