Tag: hospitals

Readmissions: Hard to Predict Who it Will Be and Why

Reducing readmissions is becoming increasingly important for hospitals. In the olden days…

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Heart Attacks & Hospitalization in CA

A report released by OSHPD on heart attacks & hospitalization in CA…

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Mayo (Clinic): The Secret Sauce To Better Care

“In the event that I have a critical illness and am unable…

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Why Don’t Patients Hit the Panic Button in Hospitals? Lessons from Condition H

Today’s Hospitalist (Ready to let patients hit the panic button?) describes the…

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The Stunning Shift Toward Employed Physicians

I’m amazed at just how quickly physician employment has swung from small…

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Medication Errors Hospitalizing Seniors Most

According to data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the…

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Hospitals to patients: Go Away and Don’t Come Back Soon

It seems that Medicare’s focus on reducing readmissions to hospitals is stimulating…

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CMS Reports on Provider Performance

The next step in the process of releasing more information about the…

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How to Be a Responsible Hospital Administrator

This is an issue really close to home for two reasons.  First,…

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The Challenges of Health Care Cost Control

A MedPage Today post by what appears to be an informed consumer…

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