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End-of-shift handoffs pose a substantial patient safety risk, and have been linked with delays in diagnosis, medication errors and longer stays.
The facilities have been rebranded with the MUSC name, growing the system by 827 beds in the milestone deal.
Just 35 percent of hospitals acquired from 2012 to 2014 switched to the acquiring systems' EHR vendor following consolidation.
The bill and HHS rule would increase premiums by 25 percent, as insurers use the rebates to lower premiums, AHIP says.
In 2017, more than 119,000 bloodstream staph infections occurred and 20,000 people died from them. What's more, a rise in the infections could be due to rampant opioid use.
Supply chain management is a medium or high priority yet just 13 percent say it's a top investment priority.
CMS is also establishing separate quality ratings for short-stay and long-stay residents.
Atul Gawande says the company he'll head wants to "change the way people experience health care so that it is simpler, better, and lower cost."
Investing in social determinants of health holds the potential to provide ROI in the form of fewer readmissions-based penalties.
The move is designed to help the facilities struggling with a declining number of patients and a shifting payer mix.