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Patients More Likely to Choose Do Not Resuscitate After Educational Video
Hospitalized patients who watched a video about code status choices were less likely to choose full code, and more likely to choose do not resuscitate or do not intubate, found a study of 119 patients hospitalized on the general medicine service at Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Minnesota.
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Study: Surrogates Sometimes Place Own Wishes Over Patient’s
Surrogate decision-makers are valuing what they think is best for the patient more than they value patient preferences in the process of making medical decisions for them, found a recent study.
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Ethical Debate Continues Over Genetically Modified Human Embryos
The first-known experiment creating genetically modified human embryos in the U.S. using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR reignited ethical debate on this type of research.
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Advance Care Planning Often ‘Useless’: Providers Can’t Always Access in EHRs
With electronic health records, patients’ advance care planning should be only a mouse click away. Too often, this isn’t reality.
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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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Avoid Lost Revenue Caused by Insurance Eligibility Mistakes
Patient access staff can interpret responses from insurance eligibility software incorrectly, causing lost revenue. This article provides tips to help prevent mistakes.