Quality and Safety
The agency says St. Jude Medical continued to ship faulty defibrillators despite issues with rapid battery depletion.
More consumers use those platforms and comment on them, creating a real-time feedback loop, Foundation says.
CMS initiative aims to boost outcomes, reduce cost and find innovative ways to deliver care to underserved populations.
J. David Cox Sr. demanded leaders address the issues but refrain from using report as fuel for privatization talk.
Issues include dirty supply storage areas, canceled procedures due to supply shortages, use of expired equipment on patients, report says.
Study found that the combined impact of all three programs netted $32 million in cost savings in 2015.
Providers, researchers, hospital leaders are expected to use the reports to help raise awareness on health disparities, develop interventions.
Agency launches new website that allows veterans to find and compare care quality at clinics in the area, while viewing real-time data on wait times.
Tool allows purchasers to estimate the number of avoidable deaths among covered lives, related financial details.
The 14-bed hospital serves all of Butte County, whose population of 2,501is spread over territory half the size of Connecticut.