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Preventable hospital readmission risk not accurate
Despite their use for determining which readmissions are preventable, models that predict hospital readmissions perform poorly, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American
Patients leave hospital without meds
After discharging patients, there is a great risk of care drop off. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that after discharge from acute-care
Heart attack patients less likely to survive when transfers exceed 30 minutes
When racing against the clock, time and treatment of are the essence. Unfortunately, the average time a heart attack patient waits to be transferred from one hospital to another is an hour, that is,
Three percent of 'frequent flyer' children rack up nearly 25 percent of inpatient charges
Apparently size doesn't matter when it comes to hospital readmissions. A small group of frequently readmitted children (2.9 percent) accounted for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs,
EHRs show promise for detecting faults in implantable devices
Electronic patient registries can help medical device manufacturers track the safety of implantable devices and locate problematic units, according to new research on Massachusetts heart patients.
Hospitals risk readmissions, penalties with poor heart failure follow-up
Heart failure patients who return to a provider for a simple follow-up visit within seven days of hospital discharge are 15 percent less likely to be readmitted within 30 days, a study published in
Physician shortage could worsen if decline in fees, hours worked, continues
A decline in the number of hours worked by doctors correlates with a gradual drop-off of physician fees since 1995, reports a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical
Chronic conditions soaring in children, study says
Environmental factors as well as greater access to care in the last two decades are partly to blame for a spike in obesity, asthma, behavioral disorders and other chronic conditions in U.S. children,
Physician attitudes often hinder remote monitoring
"Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits?" read a New York Times headline from last week. It's a question we've been pondering for some time. Now, Dr. Pauline Chen, writing in the Times, ponders for the
'JAMA' series attempts to bring EHRs back into reform discussion
It can't be said enough: EHRs alone won't fix healthcare. We got some more peer-reviewed ammunition behind this statement with a pair of articles in this week's Journal of the American Medical
