Patients with more experienced docs have worse outcomes
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Patients whose doctors are the most experienced are 70% more likely to die while in the hospital — and 50% more likely to die in the 30 days after leaving. Read more
Lowering post-op mortality — the surprising key
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
New research indicates that when it comes to reducing patient mortality, how well post-op complications are managed is just as important as preventing complications in the first place. Read more
Hospital’s quality report cards fail to force improvements
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Publicly airing data showing how well — or poorly — hospitals perform seems like it would spur even the high performing organizations to improve scores. But it doesn’t. Read more
Why are uninsured twice as likely to die in ER?
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views
Health care providers may appear to be giving the same standard of care to insured and uninsured patients. But new research shows patient outcomes are quite different. Read more
New program tests real value of electronic health record subsidies
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
One major hospital system is offering up to $40,000 per doctor to adopt EHRs. Will it be worth it? Read more