Acute Care
Visits to the emergency room to treat low-acuity conditions decreased by 36 percent; Use of non-emergency room centers increased by 140 percent.
Although readmissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from nonteaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is marketing the first approved generic epinephrine auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions.
Hit especially hard were Massachusetts' community hospitals, with median operating margins plunging to 0.9 percent.
Communication, planning and the right technologies are key when wildfires and hurricanes strike large systems and community medical groups alike.
New data from states including Tennessee and Connecticut highlight the importance of helping sustain community well being.
Politics aside, it boils down to actively protecting patients and preventing death wherever possible and physicians who see the aftermath every day are in a position to help.
Surprise: Drug-resistant staph infections cost the same or slightly less to treat than non-resistant infections, study shows.
The practice of palliative care is known to make patients more comfortable and now is proven to shorten hospital stays and lower costs.
Rule eases regulatory burden estimated to cost providers $39 billion a year and the time of 59 full-time equivalent employees.