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Hospitals need national standard for infection reporting
Although surgical site infections (SSI) are "common, costly and often preventable," there is no national standard requiring hospitals to report these types of infections. What's more, states rarely
Public quality reporting does not affect mortality
Contrary to its intent, public reporting of hospital quality through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare website has little or no effect on mortality rates, according
Confused hospitals underreport infections
Despite reports that catheter infection rates are nearly 50 percent lower than the national average, California public health officials are investigating whether the reports accurately reveal the
Public mortality rates identify extreme performers
Following reports that mortality rates may be a misleading quality indicator comes research that public reporting on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) fails to provide enough information to
Hospital mistakes kept secret
Despite the shift toward more transparent healthcare, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed some hospital mistakes, such as patient suicides, sexual assaults, and surgical
CMS publishes hospital-acquired infections data despite AHA objections
Despite objections from hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the first round of data on hospital-acquired medical conditions and is expected to post the
State-run website calls out hospitals with high infection rates
With a few clicks of a mouse, folks in Washington State can find out which hospitals have unusually high infection rates, thanks to a new website launched this week by the state's health department.
