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Fourteen percent of older adults hospitalized with non-cardiac conditions are discharged with intensified antihypertensive treatment

HTN Tx Intensification Common Upon Discharge in U.S. Vets

Fourteen percent of older adults admitted to hospital for non-cardiac conditions had intensification of tx
Rivaroxaban does not lower risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism and related death in medical patients after hospital discharge

No Clear Benefit for Rivaroxaban After Hospital Discharge

Incidence of major bleeding low with rivaroxaban, but clot risk not lower
The weighting systems that underlie hospital performance rating tools should incorporate the needs

Personalized Weighting Could Enhance Hospital Rating Tools

Incorporating needs, values, preferences of patients would make rankings more useful to them
Hospitals receiving bundled payments are reducing skilled nursing facility use and improving care integration to improve quality and control costs

Hospitals Using Two Strategies to Up Quality, Lower Costs

Findings based on interviews with hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payments
Geographic variation in the Medicare Advantage population exceeds that of traditional Medicare for use of skilled nursing facility and hospital care

Medicare, Med Advantage Health Care Use Differs Regionally

Variation in skilled nursing facility, hospital care up in Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare
Patients with health care-associated infections suffer social and emotional pain

Emotional Pain Tied to Health Care-Associated Infections

Many patients with health care-associated infections concerned about transmission
The rate of hospital-acquired conditions continued its decline from 2014 to 2016

Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Continues

Drop in adverse drug events, injuries from falls prevented 8,000 deaths, saved $2.9 billion
Adhering to a "secure

Strategy Outlined for Shooter Incident in Health Care Facility

Adhering to 'secure, preserve, fight' strategy recommended for areas with vulnerable patients
For hospitalized older patients

DNR Orders Linked to Increased Mortality in Older Adults

Early versus late DNR tied to shorter median length of stay in hospitalized adults aged 65 years and older
There are six broad factors that can affect inclusion within health care organizations

6 Factors Related to Inclusion in Health Care Workplace ID’d

Presence of discrimination, the silent witness, effectiveness of leadership can help assess inclusion