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Research Shows Link Between Quality and Readmission Rates
Researchers studied readmissions of more than 2.7 million Medicare patients over age 65, treated at more than 4,700 hospitals between 2014 and 2015. Hospitals in the highest performance quartile for quality had significantly lower 30-day readmission rates than those in the lowest quartile.
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Promising Time for Careers in Healthcare Quality, Report Says
A new report says demand for healthcare quality management is likely to increase as a result of government mandates compelling healthcare providers to improve the quality of patient care they offer, the rising volume of unstructured data in the healthcare sector, and the demand for reducing healthcare costs and risk of medical errors.
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CMS Offers Guidance on Inpatient Engagement Necessary for Hospital Certification
The new guidance highlights two key factors that surveyors should consider: average length of stay (ALOS) and average daily census (ADC).
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ICU Diaries Help Patients, Families Cope With Stress and Aftereffects
An innovative diary system has helped to reduce the incidence of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) at a California health system.
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AHA Urges CMS to Halt Quality Star Ratings, Calls Them Misleading
The American Hospital Association's vice president of public policy analysis and development says the ratings program poses a “regulatory burden” that is “substantial and unsustainable” for hospitals.
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WSJ Casts Doubt on Value of TJC Accreditation
One quality professional says the Wall Street Journal's new report may have raised some valid concerns, but also misrepresents how TJC accreditation works.
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Physician Skepticism on Satisfaction Can Be Overcome
The focus on patient satisfaction may be reaching a level that prompts some physicians to rebel. -
Secondary Heart Failure Affects Readmissions
Heart failure that develops or worsens during a hospital stay can affect outcomes, costs, and readmissions, so hospitals are advised to identify patients at risk for secondary heart failure.
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Hartford Healthcare Launching Quality Initiatives
Hartford HealthCare, a healthcare network in Connecticut, is launching a series of quality initiatives aimed at getting patients the care they need quickly and safely.
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Copy-and-Paste Continues to Threaten Documentation Safety
Copy-and-paste is so easy and time saving that it can be tempting to overuse it in the medical record, and some electronic medical records encourage clinicians to use blocks of text over and over. Liberal use of copy-and-paste can diminish the quality and reliability of an electronic medical record, however.