Poor And Underserved news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHospitals with poor patients nearly three times as likely to face readmissions
Hospitals that treat lower-income patients are more likely to have high readmission rates--more than initially thought, reports Kaiser Health News. Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read more...
Study: Homeless more likely to use ambulance
A new study concludes that homeless people are more likely than other patients to arrive at U.S. hospitals by ambulance, and more than twice as likely than other patients to be uninsured. The study, Read more...
Study: Care at safety net hospitals lagging
Care at safety net hospitals is of significantly lower quality than hospitals that don't serve the poor and underserved, according to a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Read more...
| Press ReleasesCollins Center to Convene International Session on eHealth For Men in Underserved CommunitiesNICE, France, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Taking advantage of the gathering of international physicians and health care professionals attending the 2010 Men's Health World Congress in Nice, Read more >> |
