Quality and Safety
Patients in some states are paying more than double what those in other states pay for healthcare services, a recent study by the Health Care Cost Institute has found. In fact, even within single states, prices can vary widely.
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is adding Medicare claims data submitted by hospitals to quality measures posted on its consumer-based website, Nursing Home Compare.
Vermont led the country with 83 percent of hospitals earning 'A' grades while Maine and Rhode Island both came in second with 62.5 percent of hospitals earning top grades.
Nearly 800 hospitals earned the highest marks for safety in the Spring 2016 release of the Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety Score, and report organizers say about 33,000 lives could be saved annually if every hospital performed that well.
The Leapfrog Group on Monday released its latest Hospital Safety Score rankings, assigning 15 hospitals with flunking grades for their record of incidents of patient harm and preventable death.
The Leapfrog Group on Monday released its latest Hospital Safety Score rankings, awarding 798 hospitals with top grades for their record of low incidents of patient harm and preventable death.
While there are currently only 22 proton therapy centers in the United States, the growing interest in the advanced cancer therapy is causing more hospitals to weigh the benefits against the high cost of opening their own centers.
A new report by credit ratings agency Fitch claims 2015 was the first year since 2008 to see growth in inpatient hospital admissions at major for-profit hospitals, but analysts don't expect that to continue.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the first time has released data highlighting the racial and ethnic disparities in patient experience and clinical care measures for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
Nearly half of the nation's academic medical centers are being punished through one of the federal government's sternest attempts to promote patient safety.