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The study, published online by the journal Pediatrics, reviewed the medical records and conducted interviews with clinicians and parents of 305 children who were readmitted within 30 days to Boston Children's Hospital between December 2012 and February 2013. It excluded planned readmissions such as those for chemotherapy.
The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping average or below average scores on many of the nation's best-known hospitals while awarding top scores to many unheralded ones.
MemorialCare Health System, a Southern California integrated delivery system, has named Aaron Coley chief financial officer for Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley.
Anthem remains steadfast in its commitment to the pending acquisition of Cigna, President and CEO Joe Swedish said during a report Wednesday on second quarter earnings.
New Hampshire, Colorado and Maine each received an A due to the increased quality of their reporting and transparency websites.
University Hospitals in Cleveland recently became the first institution in Ohio to treat a patient using proton therapy. Their patient, a 24-year-old woman with rhabdomyosarcoma, was the first in the state to receive such care.
While most hospitals have contingency plans in place in case something happens to their electronic health records, less than three-quarters of those surveyed by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General have plans that address testing and revision procedures -- a requirement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Marshfield Clinic Health System and Contessa Health have formed a new partnership to operate a home hospitalization program in Wisconsin.
As the push for value-based care demands that hospital executives better align services across the care continuum, hospitals are increasingly appointing chief clinical officers and in many instances the role is becoming clearly distinct from a traditional chief medical officer.
In a continuing dialog with providers on MACRA, Andy Slavitt addressed the American Osteopathic Association at their annual meeting Friday, once again hinting at a possible delay in implementation so that providers, especially smaller practices, have time to prepare.