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Preventable hospital readmission risk not accurate

Despite their use for determining which readmissions are preventable, models that predict hospital readmissions perform poorly, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Read more...

Disparity persists between quality perception, actual outcomes at top hospitals

As hospitals focus resources and efforts on boosting patient satisfaction, they should keep in mind that patients' perception of their care is not synonymous with their clinical performance. Despite Read more...

Inconsistent outcome measures hurt hospital payments

The move towards increased healthcare transparency has pushed hospitals to publically report adverse events. Yet the methods used to measure outcomes isn't standardized, leading to inaccurate quality Read more...

CMS to turn hospital performance data public

In a move to enhance transparency in the healthcare system, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make hospital and doctor performance data available to the public. Under new rules Read more...

Heart attack survival better when hospital leaders are engaged

A new Yale University study has identified factors that may determine why the mortality rates related to heart attacks are higher in some hospitals than others--even when adjusted for patient Read more...

Decade's 'top hospitals' announced by Leapfrog

The University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have been named "Top Hospitals of the Decade" by The Leapfrog Group for their innovations in Read more...

HMA sees 40 percent surge in Q3 earnings

Health Management Associates Inc. (NYSE: HMA) saw a 40 percent surge in third quarter earnings, thanks to a 5.5 percent increase in surgeries at hospitals it has owned for at least a year, Naples Read more...

CMS adds outpatient data to hospital performance measures

In another move that strengthens CMS positioning itself as a champion of better quality care, CMS has added outpatient indicators to hospital performance measurements listed on its Hospital Compare Read more...

National study names 75 hospitals as 'best value'

A group of 75 hospitals have been named by research firm Data Advantage as offering the highest quality of care in the U.S. These 75 facilities came out on the top of the firm's 2009-2010 Hospital Read more...

Study: Rescue rate, not complications, singles out great hospitals

Until recently, much analysis of hospital performance has assumed that complication rates are an important element in analyzing which hospitals performed well and which ones didn't. Now, a new study Read more...

Press Releases

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Near Patient Testing

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a new agreement for near patient testing clinical chemistry/immunoassay has been awarded to bioMerieux, Inc. of Read more >>

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from a New Premier Agreement for Radio Frequency Band Adult Infant Security Sys

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a new agreement for radio frequency band adult infant security systems has been awarded to RF Technologies of Read more >>

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Electrophysiology Products

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for electrophysiology products have been awarded to Bard Electrophysiology Products, C.R. Bard Inc. Read more >>

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Surgical Sponge Detection Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for surgical sponge detection systems have been awarded to Medline Industries, Inc. of Mundelein, Read more >>

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Physician Staffing

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for physician staffing have been awarded to CEO, Inc. of Charlotte, N.C.; Locum Medical Group LLC of Read more >>