Tag: Hospitals
Hospitals Face $218B in Federal Payment Cuts From 2010 to 2028
11 pieces of legislation plus regulatory changes result in payment reductions beyond those under ACA
New Hospital-at-Home Care Model Tied to Better Outcomes
Shorter length of stay, lower rates of readmission, ER revisits than inpatient hospitalization
Active Failures Seen in Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Violations include entering rooms without some or all recommended personal protective equipment
Older Age, ICU, Poor Renal Fcn Up Risk of Opioid OD in Hospital
For hospitalized patients, risk also increased for those receiving three or more CNS antidepressants
Case Volume Affects Mortality for Immunosuppressed With Sepsis
Risk of death from sepsis up at hospitals with lowest volume of immunosuppressed patients with sepsis
Medicaid Expansion Ups Access to Rehab in Young Adults With Injury
Medicaid coverage up, lack of insurance down in first year of implementation of Medicaid expansion
Increase in Requirement for Flu Vaccines at Non-VA Hospitals
But few VA hospitals require vaccination for health care professionals, with no change
ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care
98.4 percent of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl
ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care
98.4 percent of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl
Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital Ups Risk of Later Heart Failure
Findings based on one-year follow-up after a hospitalization complicated by acute kidney injury
