Tag: Hospitals
Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency
Only 5.7 percent of hospitals meet both requirements -- a machine-readable file for required price types and an accessible display for at least 300 shoppable items
U.S. Hospitals Facing Shortage of Dye Needed for Life-Saving Scans
Shortage expected to last until at least June 30, according to the American Hospital Association
Newly Certified General Internists Mainly Choose Hospital Practice
Most hospitalists in 2013 had the same practice type five years later; rate of retention similar for early-career, more senior physicians
Emergency Residents Lacking in Rural Areas of United States
New training programs from 2013 to 2020 were disproportionately added to states with already high number of programs
Hospital Costs for Firearm Injuries Vary Widely by Region
Hospital costs for firearm injuries in the United States totaled $7.8 billion over 10 years; government insurance programs covered 42 percent of the costs
Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Patients with clinical hypothyroidism and a high prehospitalization TSH level had longer length of stay, increased risk for readmission
Most Cancer Centers Do Not Disclose Payer-Specific Prices
Median drug price markups across centers ranged from 120 to 630 percent
Plastic Surgery Consultations for Complex Cases Add Financial Value to Hospitals
Study shows substantial increase in net revenues for complex surgeries with plastic surgeon consultants
Most COVID-19 Patients Benefit at Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
Patients treated for COVID-19 discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance, assistance needs versus reference patients
Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019
Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions
