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Journal Article

Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status on Risk-Adjusted Hospital Readmission Rates Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Hospital readmission rates after hip or knee replacement did not change significantly when adjusted for race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Sep 13, 2016
Journal Article

Integrating Primary Care Into Community Mental Health Centers: Impact on Utilization and Costs of Health Care

Integrating primary and behavioral health care may increase access to care for individuals with severe mental health illness; it may also reduce hospitalizations and related costs.

Aug 29, 2016
Journal Article

Impact of State Reporting Laws on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in U.S. Adult Intensive Care Units

Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections were reduced by 66 percent over six years after mandatory state reporting requirements were implemented.

Aug 29, 2016
Journal Article

Association Between Opioid Use and Readmission Following Liver Transplantation

Liver transplant patients who use prescription opioids before their transplant face a higher risk of hospital readmissions.

Jul 25, 2016
Journal Article

Measuring Moral Courage for Interns and Residents: Scale Development and Initial Psychometrics

The Moral Courage Scale for Physicians measures physicians' abilities to stand up for ethical beliefs in the context of patient care.

Jul 21, 2016
Journal Article

Supplemental Insurance Reduces Out-of-Pocket Costs in Medicare Observation Services

Including supplemental insurance payments in the calculation of Medicare patients' out-of-pocket costs substantially lowers the proportion that exceed the Part A deductible, in comparison to previous analyses.

Jul 14, 2016
Report

Enhancing Military–Civilian Medical Synergies: The Role of Army Medical Practice in Civilian Facilities

RAND researchers assessed Army medical practice in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Veterans Affairs civilian facilities and suggested opportunities for improving military-civilian synergies.

Jun 22, 2016
Journal Article

Variation in Hospital Use of Postacute Care After Surgery and the Association with Care Quality

Hospitals vary widely in their use of postacute care. To reduce variations, better criteria are needed to identify which patients benefit most from these services.

Jun 6, 2016
Commentary

Can Hospital Services Work in Primary Care Settings?

Shifting health care from hospitals to the community will only be justified if patient satisfaction and convenience is valued above costs to the NHS, or if this shift reduces health care costs in the long term.

Jun 2, 2016
Journal Article

Outpatient Services and Primary Care: Scoping Review, Substudies and International Comparisons

Strategies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of outpatient services.

May 11, 2016
Journal Article

Differences in Severity at Admission for Heart Failure Between Rural and Urban Patients: The Value of Adding Laboratory Results to Administrative Data

Laboratory test data provide insight on clinical severity and practice patterns with respect to treating heart failure beyond what is available in administrative discharge data.

Apr 29, 2016
Commentary

Ransomware Hackers Are Coming for Your Health Records

Cyber criminals may be preying on hospitals because cyber protection measures likely have not kept pace with electronic data collection and because hospitals typically do not have backup systems and databases in place, even though such attacks can strain health care systems and potentially put patients' lives at risk.

Apr 11, 2016
Report

Evaluation of the UCLH-Macmillan Partnership to deliver improvements in the care, treatment, support, and information to patients with cancer throughout their individual journeys

An evaluation of the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust - Macmillan Cancer Support partnership aimed to assess the working of the partnership and its capacity to support the partners' plans to move forward.

Apr 4, 2016
Journal Article

Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Nursing Homes: Results from a National Survey

About 1.6 to 3.8 million nursing home (NH) infections are reported each year and this is expected to rise as the NH population increases.

Mar 18, 2016
Journal Article

Resident and Facility Factors Associated with the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Identified in the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set

This research examined resident and facility-specific factors associated with a diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the nursing home setting.

Mar 16, 2016
Journal Article

Nursing Homes in States with Infection Control Training or Infection Reporting Have Reduced Infection Control Deficiency Citations

The objective of this study is to determine associations between specific state DOH activities and NH IC citation rates.

Mar 16, 2016
Journal Article

Retail Clinics May Increase Medical Spending, Rather Than Trim Costs

Retail clinics, seen as a convenient and cost-saving alternative to physician offices and hospital emergency departments, may actually drive up medical spending by creating demand for new medical services. They have become an attractive alternative to staying home and suffering through a minor illness.

Mar 14, 2016
Journal Article

Fostering a Commitment to Quality: Best Practices in Safety-Net Hospitals

To support efforts at the recently opened Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles to develop a culture of quality, a team of scholars identified best practices based on interviews with high-performing hospital systems.

Mar 14, 2016
News Release

Retail Clinics May Increase Medical Spending, Rather Than Trimming Costs

Retail clinics, seen as a convenient and cost-saving alternative to physician offices and hospital emergency departments, may actually drive up medical spending by creating demand for new medical services. They have become an attractive alternative to staying home and suffering through a minor illness.

Mar 7, 2016
Journal Article

An Examination of Hospital Nurse Staffing and Patient Experience with Care: Differences Between Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Estimates

This study examines the association between hospital nurse staffing and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores.

Mar 2, 2016

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Health Care Facilities

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Medical Facilities

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