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In-hospital mortality no different at critical access hospitals (HealthDay)—For eight inpatient surgical procedures, mortality is similar at critical access hospitals (CAHs) and non-CAHs, but costs are higher at CAHs, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-in-hospital-mortality-critical-access-hospitals.html Surgery Sun, 05 May 2013 16:43:25 EST news286990999 Study finds difficulty obtaining pricing, varying costs for total hip replacement Researchers who sought to determine whether pricing information for a total hip replacement could be obtained from hospitals and physicians found getting such information was often difficult and that there were wide variations in the quoted prices, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-difficulty-pricing-varying-total-hip.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:41:22 EST news279801668 Emergency room redux for many patients after hospitalization Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in JAMA found that a substantial number of patients return to the emergency department soon after leaving the hospital, and, while such patients are not usually readmitted, the study raises concerns that many more patients require acute medical care after hospital discharge than previously recognized. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-emergency-room-redux-patients-hospitalization.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:12 EST news278091137 Wondering about your hospital's quality? Ask a nurse (HealthDay)—The easiest way to assess a hospital's quality of care might be to just ask the nurses, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hospital-quality-nurse.html Health Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:40:01 EST news269194404 Hospital readmission rates misleading, study finds When hospital patients have to be readmitted soon after discharge, hospitals look bad. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hospital-readmission.html Health Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:44:55 EST news269102690 In hospitals, a tradeoff between better clinical quality and a good patient experience Hospitals that adopt strategies to reduce errors and meet government requirements face an initial tradeoff between improved clinical quality and a decline in the quality of individual patients' experiences, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hospitals-tradeoff-clinical-quality-good.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:38:23 EST news251980696 Death rate measure used to judge hospital quality may be misleading Hospitals, health insurers and patients often rely on patient death rates in hospitals to compare hospital quality. Now a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine questions the accuracy of that widely used approach and supports measuring patient deaths over a period of 30 days from admission even after they have left the hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-death-hospital-quality.html Health Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:53:03 EST news244821177 Experts question merits of extending competition to improve hospital care More research is needed before conclusions can be drawn about the effect of recent reforms on hospital quality, let alone about the merits of the coalition government's proposals to extend competition, warn experts on British Medical Journal website today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-experts-merits-competition-hospital.html Health Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:09:34 EST news237524967 Neonatal and infant feeding disorders program saves infants from lifetime of feeding tubes An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving millions of annual healthcare charges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-neonatal-infant-disorders-infants-lifetime.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:50:17 EST news234539393 The best hospitals are run by physicians Top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. That is the finding from a new study of what makes a good hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-hospitals-physicians.html Health Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:21:45 EST news229177216 Treatment for minority stroke patients improves at top-ranked hospitals After years of research have shown that minorities do not receive the same quality of health care as whites do, a new study suggests there has been some improvement in reducing the gap, at least for stroke patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-treatment-minority-patients-top-ranked-hospitals.html Health Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:42:08 EST news227886116 Black heart attack patients wait longer for advanced treatment, study shows Black patients having a heart attack wait longer at hospitals than white patients to get advanced procedures that will restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-black-heart-patients-longer-advanced.html Cardiology Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:33:51 EST news227784801 Rating hospital quality means asking the right questions, experts say With an increased emphasis on grading hospitals and a push to withhold payments from hospitals who don't meet certain standards, two Johns Hopkins researchers argue that more attention needs to be paid to the quality of the measurement tools used to praise and punish. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hospital-quality-experts.html Other Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:04:43 EST news227289706