Search results for "Quality of care"
Mortality, hospitalizations, and end-of-life care improving, Medicare analysis finds
Medicare beneficiaries had fewer hospitalizations, including in the last 6 months of life, in 2013 compared to 1999, a study found. But another study showed that Medicare is most likely to penalize high-quality hospitals under its program to reduce hospital-acquired conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/05/1.htm
5 Aug 2015
Hospitals often overestimate performance of timely tPA delivery for stroke, study finds
Hospitals that delivered less tPA and did it more slowly were more likely to overestimate their performance on the 1-hour door-to-needle measure, according to a Get With the Guidelines study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/29/3.htm
29 Jul 2015
In the News
Algorithm to rule in or rule out acute MI, feedback and daily lab orders, fecal transplant for Clostridium difficile, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2015
Almost a 5-star column
The “Great Satisfaction Madness” of 2027 is over.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/free/newman.htm
15 Jul 2015
Recent Research
ICU glycemic control adoption, beta-blockers at discharge, cognitive function after cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2015
Medicare reports on the 2015 Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier
The “x factor” affects payments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/coding-VBPM.htm
15 May 2015
One hospital finds better communication with patients thanks to EHRs
Patient satisfaction rates went up after EHR implementation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/EHRs.htm
15 May 2015
Working overtime
Moonlighting has become an essential perk for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/moonlighting.htm
15 Apr 2015
Feedback reduced daily lab orders in a community hospital
An audit-and-feedback intervention in a community hospital successfully reduced lab ordering and costs without affecting quality of care, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/01/1.htm
1 Apr 2015
High rates of ICU admission for pneumonia associated with lower-quality care in elderly
High rates of ICU admission among elderly patients with pneumonia were associated with lower quality of care, a new study showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/18/4.htm
18 Mar 2015