mortality rates
Study: Clinical trials cut mortality rates at hospitals
Mortality rates at 494 hospitals around the country that participated in clinical trials for acute coronary syndrome declined, according to Modern Healthcare. Of 174,062 patients treated, only 3.5... Read more...
Study: Tests for drug-resistant infections cut deaths
Testing hospitalized patients for drug-resistant infections can cut mortality rates and lengths of stay and can lower costs of care, according to new research by the Advanced Medical Technology... Read more...
Studies: Hospital stroke deaths rise on weekends
Two new research studies have found that if a stroke patient enters the hospital at night or on the weekend, they're more likely to die in a hospital than those who arrive during standard business... Read more...
CMS P4P program shows improvements
Hospital costs and mortality rates are going down under CMS's pay-for-performance project, according to a new analysis. Under the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration project, which began in... Read more...
Patients in top hospitals have 27% less death risk
A new study of U.S. hospitals has concluded that patients admitted to top-rated hospitals have a 27 percent lower risk of dying, and a 5 percent lower risk of complications during their stay,... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CA presses three hospitals on bypass deaths; HealthMarkets forced to make changes; and much more...
> A new state analysis has focused attention on three California hospitals which, according to the data, had the highest mortality rates for coronary bypass surgery in 2005. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Great Plains mortality rates among the lowest
For reasons that aren't exactly clear, Minnesotans and residents of other Upper Great Plains states have lower mortality rates than many other parts of the U.S. The thing is, it's not clear what's... 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...
Mortality rates fall, readmissions climb in Pennsylvania
Hospital mortality rates have fallen significantly over the past few years in Pennsylvania, though readmission rates increased, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost... Read more...
Study: Hospital infections, related costs rise
Hospital infection rates are on the rise--and the price tag for treating them is, too, according to a new study drawing on data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study,... Read more...
