Quality and Safety
The new outcome measures are for inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term hospital stays.
Patients, clinicians and even visitors all find alarms, alerts, beeps and loudspeaker pages make hospitals stays more exasperating.
While 3-D mammography screening are FDA-approved, only about half of the National Cancer Institute's Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium participants offer the service.
New research finds patients could benefit if they are invited to co-produce medical notes with doctors rather than simply reading them.
Community-based nursing homes that participated in this project lowered CAUTI rates by 54 percent.
Chicago-based Saint Anthony sued Leapfrog in November for giving the hospital an inaccurate grade -- but Leapfrog claims the grade is based on self-submitted data the hospital failed to review.
Injuries resulting from medication use are among the most common types of inpatient injuries at U.S. hospitals, affecting hundreds of thousands of patients every year.
With algorithms and analytics, first-moving health orgs are reaping alternative payment models to reduce readmissions, incentivize physicians to coordinate care and improve patient satisfaction.
The Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 would require the agency to implement an integrated healthcare network, while drafting standards on access and quality.
Mayo Clinic, Northwell, among providers taking part in program to share information and best practices in the 2019 payment year.