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Quality and Safety

By Jeff Lagasse | 12:08 pm | January 11, 2018
Even hospitals that are successful at reducing 30-day readmissions today are compared against peers -- and that means they have to continuously get better just to keep up.
By Mike Miliard | 01:11 pm | January 10, 2018
Baylor Scott & White Health physicians will have access to the EHR data stream to offer better insights into the cost and impact of their orders.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 10:28 am | January 08, 2018
Power grid instabilities persist. The FDA says improvements to medical supply availability are coming soon. Here's how hospitals are handling the situation in the meantime.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:52 am | January 04, 2018
Wide variations in hospital performances can have a major financial impact on patients, health systems and surrounding communities, according to researchers at the health system.
By Susan Morse | 11:13 am | January 04, 2018
Opioids and heroin play a big role, but so do variations in primary care and mental health services.
By Susan Morse | 02:55 pm | January 02, 2018
After months of delay, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revealed its Quality Star Rating program.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:05 pm | October 31, 2017
Studies show that decreasing repetitive daily laboratory testing did not result in missed diagnoses or increase the number of readmissions to the hospital.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:42 pm | October 31, 2017
Low early testing levels and poor access to care among disadvantaged populations is driving up the expense.
By Susan Morse | 03:24 pm | October 30, 2017
Top earner Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization saved Medicare $62 million, earning $30 million for the ACO.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:42 pm | October 30, 2017
Report argues hospitals must prepare protocols for dealing with ICE enforcement, ensure safe place for immigrants seeking care.