Quality and Safety
MedPAC's analysis found that one-star hospitals saw an average of 78 percent of admissions through emergency departments while five-star hospitals were closer to 36 percent.
A disproportionate number of patients discharged from safety-net hospitals lack access to resources that are needed at that point, such as social support and primary care.
The trend with the most immediate impact will likely be the shift from volume to value.
The grants will fund researchers' investigations into a broad range of environmental exposures that can impact children's long-term health.
Those at the top tended to be concentrated in New England and the Great Lakes.
Diagnosis-related claims represent the biggest chunk of patient allegations, results show.
Policymakers could create a single, independent organization to develop standards for healthcare performance measures and the data used to populate those measures, the authors said.
Health centers and emergency departments are experimenting with a variety of programs that aim to divert patients with dental complaints into specialty clinics.
HHS says at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with 23,000 dying as a result.
Administrators and clinicians must work together so providers can understand their role, where they can make an impact, Michael Blackman, MD, says.