Tag: Hospitals
Discharge Day Does Not Impact Readmission After Cardiac Sx
Readmission performance no worse with weekend, holiday discharge for cardiac surgery patients
Clostridium difficile Spores Survive Laundering of Sheets
Spores on bed sheets able to survive laundering through a commercial washer extractor
One-Third of Older Adults Die After Emergency Intubation
Twenty-four percent of adults aged ≥65 years who undergo intubation in ED are discharged home
Medicare Patient Readmit Rates Higher in Proprietary Hospitals
For six major diseases, readmission rates up in for-profit versus government, nonprofit hospitals
Hospital Privacy Curtains Become Increasingly Contaminated
Ten to 14 days after being hung, curtains show increased MRSA positivity
Hospitals Charge 479 Percent of Cost of Drugs on Average
Seventeen percent of hospitals charge 700 percent of cost; 8 percent have markup over 1,000 percent
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
No Clear Benefit for Rivaroxaban After Hospital Discharge
Incidence of major bleeding low with rivaroxaban, but clot risk not lower
Personalized Weighting Could Enhance Hospital Rating Tools
Incorporating needs, values, preferences of patients would make rankings more useful to them
Hospitals Using Two Strategies to Up Quality, Lower Costs
Findings based on interviews with hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payments
