New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients.
Sep 11, 2023
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Over 2001-2011, the national incidence of firearm-related hospitalizations has closely tracked the national stock market performance, suggesting that economic perturbations and resultant insecurities might underlie the perpetuation ...
Apr 16, 2015
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Cardiogenic shock—a life threatening condition when a person's heart can't pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body—is most often caused by serious heart attack or advanced heart failure. Historically, data related ...
Oct 19, 2022
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A surgical collaborative of hospitals across Florida resulted in broad improvement in the state, helping most hospitals significantly improve, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American College ...
Apr 2, 2014
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As health services strive to improve quality and reduce costs, researchers study the benefits – and the pitfalls – of 'pay for performance' in hospitals.
May 23, 2013
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Hospital readmission rates and early death rates are used to rank hospital performance but there can be significant variation in their values, depending on how they are calculated, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Value-based incentive programs (VBIPs) aim to drive improvements in quality and reduce costs by linking financial incentives or penalties to hospital performance. However, a new study has found no evidence these programs ...
Feb 5, 2019
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A new study published today in PLoS Medicine re-evaluates the role of public reporting of hospital-acquired infection data.
Jul 17, 2012
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Many public safety-net hospitals are likely to face increasing financial and competitive pressures stemming in part from the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, according to researchers at Penn State ...
Sep 20, 2012
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