Quality and Safety
Older patients visiting the emergency department who received specialized geriatric care were admitted to the hospital 36 percent of the time, compared to the 53 percent who did not receive this attention.
Even hospitals that are successful at reducing 30-day readmissions today are compared against peers -- and that means they have to continuously get better just to keep up.
Texas Hospital Association creates 'Smart Ribbon' to help doctors better understand cost of orderin…
Baylor Scott & White Health physicians will have access to the EHR data stream to offer better insights into the cost and impact of their orders.
Power grid instabilities persist. The FDA says improvements to medical supply availability are coming soon. Here's how hospitals are handling the situation in the meantime.
Wide variations in hospital performances can have a major financial impact on patients, health systems and surrounding communities, according to researchers at the health system.
Opioids and heroin play a big role, but so do variations in primary care and mental health services.
After months of delay, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revealed its Quality Star Rating program.
Some providers make a policy of referring anyone without insurance to public hospitals, creating duplicate visits and diagnostic testing that strains those already struggling institutions.
The organizations will see their Medicare reimbursement rates dip by 1 percent in the coming year.
While Longs Peak Family Practice was investigating a Nov. 5 ransomware attack, its infosec team discovered another hack into its system on Nov. 10.