Quality and Safety
On the other hand, 954 hospitals earned a C, 157 earned a D and 20 scored an F in the latest release of the group's Hospital Safety Score.
Patient factors must weigh equally under Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program to avoid crippling penalties for safety-net facilities, study says.
Standard now will be reviewed by the Office of Administrative Law, which proponents expect will approve the new rules.
If quality of a hospital or system is made public and easier to understand, organizations have a market incentive to improve, says Leapfrog CEO.
2015 survey found 15 percent of pediatric residents at Stanford had experienced, witnessed mistreatment of medical residents by patients or families.
FDA inspected 17 hospitals after events had been reported to other entities, found no corresponding reports filed with them.
Rhode Island, where more than 1,000 people have died from painkiller or heroin overdoses since 2009, is taking the lead.
While the AMA focused on a defense authorization bill, the AHA advocating for a bill that would remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition of payment for critical access hospitals.
Providers that participate in an advanced payment model can earn up to 5 percent in bonuses for the 2017 performance year.
HRI survey finds 40 percent of patients are now asking ahead for price estimates for their care and shopping around for best deals.