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Review Examines Strategies for Cleaning Hospital Room Surfaces

Few studies compare effectiveness of disinfecting methods and monitoring strategies
About half of the nation's hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for having patients return within a month of discharge

Many Hospitals Being Penalized for 30-Day Readmissions

Hospitals lobbying Medicare and Congress to account for patient sociodemographic factors
Hospitals are increasingly employing laborists who are always at the hospital to handle births and obstetrical and gynecological emergencies

Increasing Trend Toward Use of ‘Laborists’ in Hospitals

Trend increasing as hospitals seek to improve patient safety and more doctors want to be salaried

July 2015 Briefing – Critical Care

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2015. This roundup includes the...
Physicians report that patient safety is often at risk during the emergency department admission handoff process due to ineffective communication. The findings were published online July 22 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Docs Report Patient Safety Often at Risk in ER to Inpatient Handoff

Both ER, inpatient physicians say patient safety is at risk during handoff
The 2008 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative payment changes for pressure ulcers have had a minimal effect

2008 Initiative Had Minimal Impact on Pressure Ulcer Charges

Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative cut payment in 0.003 percent of discharges
About one-third of survivors of sepsis or septic shock are readmitted within 30 days

One-Third of Septic Shock Survivors Readmitted

Readmitted patients have higher chronic illness burden, prevalence of health care-linked sepsis
Patients age 70 or older are at greater risk of unanticipated hospital admission within 30 days of ambulatory surgery

Improved Care Transitions Needed Post Ambulatory Surgery

Age independently associated with hospital admission
Insurance companies should consider reviewing coverage policies to include situations where primary care physicians provide important and cost-saving inpatient consulting

AAFP: Pay Primary Care Doctors for Inpatient Consulting

Primary care physicians often provide important, cost-saving consulting, which should be covered
More infants are being treated in neonatal intensive care units at many U.S. hospitals

Neonatal Intensive Care May Be Overused

Newborns admitted to NICUs bigger, less premature than in prior years