The capabilities of health information technology tools aren't always aligned with physician priorities, research finds. And the care coordination activities that matter most to clinicians aren't ones that are best supported by...
Patients with complications after major surgery are 26% more likely to survive if they return to the hospital where they had their operation, researchers find.
Patients with complications after major surgery have better...
Data shows that mandated nurse-patient staffing ratios are good for nurses, but patient safety benefits have not been clearly demonstrated. In California, where a similar law has been in effect for 11 years, hospital operating...
Mandatory state reporting of adverse medical errors is lagging and changes are needed in the way hospitals and health systems define and analyze so-called "never events," researchers say.
Major medical groups grumble that provider utilization and payment data may be misinterpreted, but researchers are eager for their first chance to access and work with it.
Healthcare providers, clinical associations, and other stakeholders at a first-of-its-kind forum announce multi-year commitments to slow the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infections.
"The current system of reporting patient satisfaction scores is much more difficult for large, urban hospitals than for small, rural hospitals," says one researcher, raising discussion about whether there should be additional...
A study of 153 existing clinical registries found "there's no governing body, there's no standards, [and] there's no official central clearinghouse," says one researcher.
Of the clinical registries that exist in the United...
