Quality and Safety
The cost of ownership and repair of medical equipment, from infusion pumps to MRI machines, can be quite burdensome for the healthcare industry.
Just 57.5% of falls were accounted for in the Nursing Home Compare's Minimum Data Set, which is self-reported by nursing homes.
What's more, 30-day mortality and readmission rates stayed largely the same at acquired facilities.
Lawsuit alleges Omnicare pushed invalid drugs out the door as quickly as possible to make more money.
Shift work takes a toll on circadian rhythms and can impair the performance of workers, data shows.
Firm said hackers had access for extended period because LifeBridge did not properly protect its servers and patient information.
The purpose of benchmarking in healthcare is to improve efficiency, quality of care, patient safety and patient satisfaction; AI can help.
The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.
Homeless adults were more often white, male, around 46 years old, and either uninsured or insured by Medicaid.
The analysis found that VA hospitals were likely to provide the best care in a local healthcare market and rarely provided the worst care in local markets.