More than two-thirds of EDs are exceeding recommended waiting times, which vary by condition, according to a new study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
A study from the University of Michigan Health System found that failure to rescue patients after complications, not the rate of complications following surgery, was a better predictor of patient mortality, according to a UMHS news release.
The American Medical Association has expedited the publication of a new code specific to vaccine administration and revised existing code 90663 to include the H1N1 vaccine, according to an AMA news release.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released the HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2007 study, which includes information on trends in hospital care from 1997-2007, according to an AHRQ news release.
he National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission announced the winners of the 2009 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, according to a Joint Commission news release.
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All of Delaware's acute-care hospitals have adopted a standardized color-coded wristband system to reduce confusion and errors, according to a news release from the Delaware Hospital Authority.
The Joint Commission has partnered with top hospitals and health systems across the country to launch the Center for Transforming Healthcare, an initiative that aims to use new methods to find the causes of and put a stop to dangerous…
Here is the average length of stay, charges and costs per patient for hospitals by patient type, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project 2007 national statistics.
New legislation, to be signed into law by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, requires hospitals in the state to make public more detailed information regarding medical errors, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., received the highest payment from CMS's nationwide pay-for-performance (P4P) demonstration project, according a release from North Shore-LIJ Health System, the hospital's parent corporation.