quality of care
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Hospitals
Merger Improved Quality and Safety at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
Results contrast other findings that most mergers do not improve quality or safety – even when they involve high-quality facilities…
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COVID-19
In rush to embrace telehealth, many physicians still have concerns about quality of care, survey finds
September 10, 2020 / by Heather Landi During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors turned to virtual consultations to continue to…
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Financial
Practices Beyond burnout: Docs decry ‘moral injury’ from financial pressures of healthcare
by Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News | Feb 5, 2020 Keith Corl, M.D., was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a…
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OSN Premium
Spine in ASCs: Where are We Headed?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 30, 2020 Will tumbleweeds soon drift through the halls of traditional hospitals, bereft of…
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Healthcare Vantage
Study: Hospital Mergers Generating Value for Patients, Communities
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 27, 2019 Charles River Associates has augmented its 2017 report with new research titled,…
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Financial
MedPAC Advancing Efforts to Link Payments to Quality in PACs
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 12, 2019 “Value” is the word of the day, and MedPAC, the Medicare Payment…
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Recon
Higher nurse-to-patient standard improves staff safety, study shows
A 2004 California law mandating specific nurse-to-patient staffing standards in acute care hospitals significantly lowered job-related injuries and illnesses for…
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