Tag: Hospitals
Improved Care Transitions Needed Post Ambulatory Surgery
Age independently associated with hospital admission
AAFP: Pay Primary Care Doctors for Inpatient Consulting
Primary care physicians often provide important, cost-saving consulting, which should be covered
Neonatal Intensive Care May Be Overused
Newborns admitted to NICUs bigger, less premature than in prior years
Adherence to Stroke Guidelines Overestimated by Hospitals
Study shows delivery of tissue plasminogen activator is often later than staff believes
Care Transitions Increasingly Important for Outpatient Doctors
Primary care physicians have important role in preventing transition gaps for hospitalized patients
Intervention Can Improve Appropriateness of Telemetry Use
Hospitalist-driven intervention can reduce length of stay and decrease costs
Failed Communication Associated With Readmission
But, after adjustment for other variables, link not significant
Hospital Volume Impacts Peds Post-Urologic Op Complications
Risk of postoperative complications increased for pediatric patients at non-high volume hospitals
Facility Costs of Hospital Birth Vary by Nearly $10K Across U.S.
Evaluation of hospital practices may offer opportunities for cost reduction
Housestaff, Attendings Disagree on Quality of Progress Notes
Also disagree on the impact of EHR on note quality, but agree on purpose of progress notes
