Tag: Hospitals
Psychosocial Intervention May Boost Hospitalization Satisfaction
Brief intervention involves physicians empathizing with patients during a daily check-in
More Penalties With Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure
Increase in number of hospitals eligible for penalties, in penalty disparity for safety-net, other hospitals
Educational Intervention in Hospital Can Cut Catheter Use
Intervention targets nurses, doctors; includes posters, small-group lessons, health record changes
Negative Margins, Lymph Node Yields Predict Survival
Can be used as metrics for hospitals performing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma surgery
Hospital Discharges for Prescription Opioids Have Fallen
But inpatient and ED discharges related to heroin have increased in past decade
Communication Program Doesn’t Raise Hospital Liability Costs
The few program events that met eligibility criteria for compensation were not costly to resolve
September 2017 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
September 2017 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for September 2017. This roundup includes the...
Hospital Quality Independently Impacts Readmission Rates
Readmission rates differ for patients with similar diagnoses admitted to best versus worst hospitals
August 2017 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for August 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
