Quality and Safety
The California bill, SB 349, says that inadequate staffing is leading to hospitalizations, medical errors and "unnecessary and avoidable deaths."
Report said 6 in 10 hospitals looked at had c-section rates above the national target rate for low-risk births.
Authors caution that the findings should be considered exploratory, but say that the gap could be bridged by continuing education, re-training.
David R. Scrase, MD, says quality reporting made him a better physician; David L. Hahn, MD, said it adds to physician burnout.
Researchers found nearly a third of approvals from 2001 through 2010 had major safety issues years after they were widely available to patients.|
The IG said Medicare should have done an in-depth review of 96 hospitals that submitted "aberrant data patterns" in 2013 and 2014.
Wyoming showed the highest annual salary for nurses, followed by Nevada, Michigan, Texas and Arizona.
Vendors like CarePayment and Docpay help hospitals and medical practices create plans to collect, avoiding bad debt.
Health Affairs study shows the current penalty structure leads some hospitals to be penalized persistently, leading to financial burden, study says.
Offering same-day services fits in with a broader shift in oncology toward patient-centered care, keeps cancer patients out of emergency departments, expert says.