Quality and Safety
The system is designed to extend the expertise of Jefferson clinicians to suburbanites through telehealth, urgent care centers and Abington's three community hospitals and clinics.
Changes in death rates of people on Medicare were no different than those for people in similar places where no hospital had closed.
Doctors argue in Journal of the American Medical Association study that measures are confusing, and create inefficiency that pushes costs higher.
While the two databases use a different mix of data to crown facilities as the best when it comes to patient safety, it's interesting that so few ended up topping both lists.
Eskenazi Health, NorthBay Healthcare adds pools, fitness centers, even gardens, to new centers.
Nurses strike over pay and safety issues, despite recent high marks for safety among those hospitals.
Scores suggest patients are far more likely to suffer infections, medical errors or other potentially life-threatening issues at the facilities.
More than 700 earn top marks in the Spring 2015 updates to the rankings, while more than 180 are highlighted for consecutive 'A' grades, Leapfrog says.
Highest scores go to hospitals for ability to prevent errors, accidents and injuries during hospital stays.
Doctors have called the programs confusing and time-consuming and say they offer little clinical benefit while detracting from their ability to care for patients.