Health
Unfilled hospital openings for doctors growing, survey finds
(HealthDay)—The need for hospital physicians is growing, according to an article published Jan. 3 in Medical Economics.
Feb 21, 2014
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News tagged with hospital quality
Cardiology
Hospital quality adds to disparities in cardiac surgery
(HealthDay)—Hospital quality contributes to the racial disparities in outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, according to research published online on Jan. 8 in JAMA Surgery.
Jan 13, 2014
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Health
Misidentification of medications indicates poor health outcomes
People who identify their blood pressure medications by shape, size and color instead of by name may risk poor blood pressure control and increase their risk of hospitalization, finds a recent study in the Journal of Health ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Health
Patient satisfaction is poor measure of hospital quality
(HealthDay)—The Pridit approach can be used to predict hospital quality and health outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the Risk Management and Insurance Review.
Oct 8, 2013
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Health
Hospital readmission rates linked with quality of surgical care
Reducing hospital readmission rates is an important clinical and policy priority but whether those rates really measure the quality of hospital care isn't clear. In a new study, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Health
Breathing better, living longer
Arden Pope's students know him as an excellent economics teacher, but some would be surprised to learn that, thanks to him, the air they breathe today is cleaner than the first breath they ever took.
Sep 17, 2013
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Health
Despite living closer to better hospitals, black patients go to lower-quality hospitals
Black patients are more likely to have surgery performed at low-quality hospitals even though they frequently live closer to better facilities than white patients.
Jun 3, 2013
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Health
Hospitals profit when patients develop bloodstream infections
Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units.
May 22, 2013
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Surgery
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.
May 5, 2013
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Cardiology
One in three stroke emergencies don't use EMS
More than a third of stroke patients don't get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that's the fastest way to get there, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart ...
Apr 30, 2013
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