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Readmissions linked to beds, income more than quality
Differences in regional hospitals for heart failure have more to do with the number of hospital beds (availability of care) and income levels (socioeconomics), rather than hospital performance, the American Heart Association said Friday.
Patient satisfaction, quality not always aligned
It's not exactly a shocker. A study published online last week in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes found that patient satisfaction on average is low at America's lowest-performing
New IT tools can predict at-risk heart patients
Two new IT tools are poised to help doctors predict at-risk heart patients, as reported in two studies published recently in the journals HeartRhythm and the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical
Hospital survival rates vary by race in heart patients
The odds of surviving a hospital stay are in favor of Hispanic patients over white patients with heart failure, according to a study published in Circulation: Heart Failure. Despite having the same
Public quality reporting does not affect mortality
Contrary to its intent, public reporting of hospital quality through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare website has little or no effect on mortality rates, according
Success of telemonitoring systems hinges on features, design
The success of mobile phone telemonitoring systems hinges both on their features and design, a study focusing on heart failure patients published late last week in the Journal of Medical Internet
Increased e-prescribing could lead to fewer patient deaths
The Stage 1 Meaningful Use standards for computerized physician order entry (CPOE) may reduce the number of deaths from heart failure or heart attack, but applying proposed Stage 2 and 3 standards
Hospital deaths from heart failure slashed in half
Hospital deaths from health failure were cut in half between 2000 and 2007, from 55 deaths to 28 deaths per 1,000 admissions, according to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statistics
Transitional care patient 'coaches' cut hospital readmissions
Programs designed to help older patients transition from the hospital to home cuts down on readmissions, according to new studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a Journal of the
Inhospital cardiac arrest a growing problem
More than 200,000 patients are treated for cardiac arrest in U.S. hospitals each year, according to a study out of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Since cardiac arrest is
