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Uninsured patients twice as likely to die in hospital
Traumatically-injured patients without health insurance are more than twice as likely to die in the hospital as those who have coverage, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Uninsured more likely to die than privately insured
Those without private medical insurance are more likely to die, according to a new piece of public health research. In fact, the uninsured have a 40 percent higher mortality risk than those with... Read more...
Study: Hospital report cards less valuable for neurology
When it comes to neurology and neurosurgery, the report cards that have become a standard in the hospital industry may not be as useful as in other areas, according to a study scheduled to appear in... Read more...
Study: Reform could reduce health disparities
One sad fact of U.S. medicine is that right now, there's often large differences between the care different racial and socio-economic groups receive. These disparities include differences not only in... Read more...
Study: Black heart attack patients going to hospitals with higher mortality
Even when hospitals with better outcomes are closer, African-American heart attack victims who live in racially segregated areas are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with higher-than-average... Read more...
HealthGrades says high-rated hospitals have 27 percent lower mortality
Healthcare ratings organization HealthGrades has released the names of what it ranks as the top 50 hospitals for 2009. As part of its research, it concluded that these facilities had mortality rates... 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...
Joint Commission posting patient satisfaction data, mortality rates
The Joint Commission has begun posting a wide range of quality data on the Web, including patient-satisfaction survey results and 30-day mortality rates for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia.... Read more...
Medicare mortality rates drop
Though overall mortality rates for Medicare patients have dropped, a new study from HealthGrades shows that there are still major discrepancies between different areas of the country. The death rate... Read more...
Case study: WI hospital wins Baldridge with tough standards
A Wisconsin health system has become one of five Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award winners by racking up a wide range of successes cutting across employee satisfaction, patient safety and... Read more...
