Quality and Safety
Almost a quarter of healthcare security directors at hospitals think their facilities are unprepared for incidents involving a shooter.
Although readmissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from nonteaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission.
If consumer choice can be leveraged correctly, it forces physicians, hospitals and health systems to maintain a consistent level of care.
The overall health of the population, more advanced medical equipment and a general lack of awareness regarding the best types of treatment can all affect costs.
More than 1,100 hospitals were rated high performing in at least one common procedure or condition.
AMCs show higher cost per case statistics and were hit with more penalties from value-based programs, survey says.
While majority of physicians see burnout in colleagues and half report it in themselves, most refuse to seek mental health help.
One barrier to good communication is that the hospital hierarchy puts nurses at a power disadvantage, and many are afraid to speak the truth to doctors.
There may be multiple drugs on the market that have already been shown to be better than the standard, and drugs may even be approved without any comparisons.
Doctors may have the right information, but may not act on it in the best way.