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NewsSource of readmissions: hospital admissions, not discharge planning
Hospitals in areas that have high admission rates also have a high propensity for readmission rates, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at Read more...
More family physicians could mean lower readmissions
Adding family physicians could lower 30-day readmission rates related to pneumonia, heart attack and heart failure, say Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center researchers in a Read more...
Steroids may cut pneumonia risk in trauma patients
Patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit with multiple traumas and received low doses of hydrocortisone for seven days had a 15 percent lower risk of developing hospital-acquired Read more...
Hospitals report more occurrences of deadly KPC bacteria
Bacteria that produces Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)--a deadly infection that can cause pneumonia, sepsis and urinary tract infections--has been found more frequently among hospital 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...
Pneumonia, sepsis linked to 48,000 HAI-deaths annually
Better infection control practices could help hospitals save up to 48,000 lives and as much as $8.1 billion each year in extra costs, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Read more...
Evidence-based treatments have improved care quality, Joint Commission says
Hospitals are striving for--and hitting--many outcome improvements, the Joint Commission reports. National improvement on 12 outcomes, reflecting best evidence-based treatments for heart attacks, Read more...
Consumer group says 10 basic safety reforms could save $35B/year
Consumer group Public Citizen has released a list of 10 basic patient safety reforms it says could save 85,000 lives and $35 billion per year if implemented. In a new report, Public Citizen analyzes Read more...
CMS adds readmission rates to hospital performance measures
In another sign that they are emerging as a focal point for quality ratings, CMS has added readmission rates as one of the hospital performance measurements listed on its Hospital Compare website. Read more...
Study: Higher spending for end-of-life care doesn't offer higher care quality
A new study published in Health Affairs underscores a principle that has been shown to apply to the entire U.S. healthcare system--that greater spending doesn't equal better care. The study, which Read more...
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