Quality and Safety
The value-based models resulted in 6 percent fewer hospital inpatient admissions and 7 percent fewer emergency department visits.
Group wants federal government to fully fund the Medicaid programs of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, territories still reeling from major hurricanes.
CFOs view clinical standardization as the biggest opportunity to improve physician engagement, cross-continuum quality and experience while dramatically lowering costs, Advisory Board experts say.
At the AMA's interim meeting over the weekend, David Barbe, MD told group members that AMA is making progress to improve the usability of EHRs, mobile devices and interoperability.
Hospitals in California and New York make up bulk of the list.
The rise of consumerism in healthcare has put fresh weight on public ratings programs from groups like Leapfrog, Healthgrades and U.S. News.
Saint Anthony Hospital alleges Leapfrog used inaccurate information about CPOE data when it lowered the hospital's patient safety grade in a report released last week.
Data suggest program emphasizes strategies that unintentionally harmed patients with heart failure.
Seniors are more likely to weigh prices for groceries, gas, cable and internet service, and even travel deals, than for a Medicare plan.
Older adults with delirium have longer hospital stays, higher care costs, and increased rates of death and institutionalization.