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New report highlights care delivery differences at top hospitals

A new Dartmouth Atlas Project report aims to capture differences in the way top-rated academic hospitals deliver care, so that residents can make informed choices about where they train.

QI efforts to enhance communication with very ill can affect outcomes, analysis finds

Quality improvement (QI) interventions to improve communication with very sick patients are effective at reducing length of stay in the ICU and the use of nonbeneficial aggressive treatment, a review found.

DNR orders not associated with care quality in stroke survivors

Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders were not associated with quality of care after acute ischemic stroke, a new study found.

Kidney measures for CKD predict clinical risk across the full age range, study suggests

Measures of kidney function used to diagnose and stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) are independently associated with end-stage renal disease and mortality regardless of age, according to a new study.

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