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Risks are high at low-volume hospitals. | PSNet

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September 12, 2012 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Risks are high at low-volume hospitals. … Citation Text: Risks are high at low-volume hospitals. Sternberg S; Dougherty G. … This news article reports an independent analysis of patient risk at hospitals that provide surgeries … , highlighting how high procedure volume and the presence of an experienced surgical team at a hospital … What will it take to make America's hospitals safer?

Hospitals study when to apologize to patients. | PSNet

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August 24, 2016 - Citation Text: Hospitals study when to apologize to patients. Kowalczyk L. … August 24, 2016 Report faults Children's Hospital for medication errors. … June 6, 2018 Maternal deaths at MetroWest hospital prompt state probes. … August 9, 2017 Hospitals try to break a deadly 'code.' … December 14, 2005 Hospitals cutting nurses' long shifts.

Hospitals try to break a deadly 'code.' | PSNet

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August 24, 2016 - Citation Text: Hospitals try to break a deadly 'code.' Kowalczyk L. … August 24, 2016 Report faults Children's Hospital for medication errors. … June 6, 2018 Maternal deaths at MetroWest hospital prompt state probes. … August 9, 2017 Hospitals cutting nurses' long shifts. … of the effect of a multi-faceted intervention on early recognition and intervention in deteriorating hospital

What is driving hospitals' patient-safety efforts? | PSNet

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February 10, 2015 - Commentary What is driving hospitals' patient-safety efforts? … What is driving hospitals' patient-safety efforts? Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;23(2):103-15. … Investigators used 85 semistructured interviews with hospital leaders (part of a larger hospital tracking … What is driving hospitals' patient-safety efforts? Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;23(2):103-15. … from the hospital: an ethical analysis.

Sepsis quality in safety-net hospitals: an analysis of Medicare's SEP-1 performance measure. | PSNet

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May 05, 2021 - Hospital policies should help guide the quality of care and efforts to prevent harm. … on safety net hospitals. … May 5, 2021 State sepsis mandates—a new era for regulation of hospital quality. … June 21, 2017 Combined impact of Medicare's hospital pay for performance programs on … May 19, 2021 Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update.

Some hospitals call 911 to save their patients. | PSNet

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January 18, 2023 - January 18, 2023 Medicare says it won't cover hospital errors. … April 27, 2016 Medication Safety and Hospital Referrals: A Report by the Health and Disability … May 16, 2018 Hospital errors jeopardize Angola virus battle. … August 5, 2009 Medicare says it won't cover hospital errors. … January 23, 2008 Many Mass. hospitals will pay for errors.

Hospital cultural competency and attributes of patient safety culture: a study of U.S. hospitals. | PSNet

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October 20, 2021 - of U.S. hospitals. … Hospital cultural competency and attributes of patient safety culture: a study of U.S. hospitals. … than other hospitals. … Hospital cultural competency and attributes of patient safety culture: a study of U.S. hospitals. … of hospital adverse events.

Hospital Compare. | PSNet

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May 26, 2021 - The site includes specific information for both patients and hospitals on how to use the data to guide … Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals were added to the reports available. … Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective … October 25, 2013 HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study … March 13, 2013 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health

Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections. | PSNet

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March 11, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections … Zero Tolerance for Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections. Consum Rep. 2017;82(1):32-40. … serve as a way for consumers to select hospitals and providers. … Zero Tolerance for Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections. Consum Rep. 2017;82(1):32-40. … Keys to safer hospitals.

Measurement matters: changing penalty calculations under the hospital acquired condition reduction program (HACRP) cost hospitals millions. | PSNet

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August 10, 2022 - condition reduction program (HACRP) cost hospitals millions. … (HACRP) cost hospitals millions. … Since 2014, Medicare’s Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) reduces payments to hospitals … (HACRP) cost hospitals millions. … reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009.

Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals. | PSNet

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December 07, 2022 - Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals. … Association and Hospital Compare. … to the lowest rated hospitals. … of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. … April 13, 2022 Changes in hospital safety following penalties in the US Hospital Acquired

Leapfrog safety grades in California hospitals: a data analysis. | PSNet

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November 16, 2022 - Leapfrog safety grades in California hospitals: a data analysis. … Findings suggest that urban hospitals, smaller hospitals, and hospitals not affiliated with a larger … Leapfrog safety grades in California hospitals: a data analysis. … between Medicaid and privately insured hospital patients. … But are hospitals getting any safer?

Changes in hospital safety following penalties in the US Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program: retrospective cohort study. | PSNet

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September 29, 2021 - Study Changes in hospital safety following penalties in the US Hospital Acquired … Hospitals caring for more patients with low socioeconomic status receive more penalties under this … program than hospitals caring for wealthier populations. … Investigators attempted to assess whether hospitals penalized under the program reduced HAC rates. … They found that penalized hospitals did not have lower HAC rates or improve other measures of clinical

Medicare penalizes dozens of hospitals it also gives five stars. | PSNet

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March 03, 2021 - March 3, 2021 Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but nearly 2,300 facilities … March 13, 2019 Medicare cuts payments to nursing homes whose patients keep ending up in hospital … May 31, 2023 Crisis in the Lakeshore Hospital ER. … May 27, 2020 UCSD, doc who overdosed in hospital bathroom face lawsuits. … March 4, 2020 EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with misplaced breathing tubes

Predictors of gaps in patient safety and quality in U.S. hospitals. | PSNet

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December 23, 2020 - Study Predictors of gaps in patient safety and quality in U.S. hospitals. … Hospitals. Health Serv Res. 2016;51(6):2258-2281. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12468. … Several websites , including Hospital Compare , make hospital quality data readily available to the … quality scores, this study posits that they may unfairly penalize hospitals with fewer resources. … Hospitals. Health Serv Res. 2016;51(6):2258-2281. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12468.

America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety—The Joint Commission's Annual Report 2016. | PSNet

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November 10, 2016 - Book/Report America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety—The Joint Commission's … Citation Text: America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety—The Joint Commission's Annual Report … This Joint Commission annual report describes performance data for United States hospitals across a … for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, The Joint Commission … A previous WebM&M commentary discussed the unintended consequences of public reporting of hospital

Association between patient outcomes and accreditation in US hospitals: observational study. | PSNet

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May 19, 2021 - Accreditation is a widely accepted strategy for ensuring hospital quality and safety . … May 19, 2021 Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital … Related Resources Morbidity and mortality caused by noncompliance with California hospital … March 5, 2014 Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association … January 23, 2012 Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals

Few Adverse Events in Hospitals Were Reported to State Adverse Event Reporting Systems. | PSNet

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January 20, 2010 - research to examine rates of adverse events reported to state-level reporting systems compared with hospital … It found that, even in states with required hospital reporting of adverse events, only about one in nine … January 20, 2010 Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Do Not Capture Most Patient Harm … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … Care Executives and Administrators Policy Makers General Internal Medicine Hospital Medicine

Assessing patient safety culture in hospitals across countries. | PSNet

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December 01, 2010 - Assessing patient safety culture in hospitals across countries. … The AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used to evaluate safety culture perceptions … at hospitals in Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the United States. … Assessing patient safety culture in hospitals across countries. … Culture' in Dutch hospitals.

Diagnostic Safety and Quality Webinar Series: Overview and Implications for Hospitals. | PSNet

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June 21, 2023 - Racial, Ethnic, and Payer Disparities in Adverse Safety Events: Are there Differences across Leapfrog Hospital … November 6, 2019 Safety in Numbers: Hospital Performance on Leapfrog’s Surgical Volume … Standard Based on Results of the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. … June 10, 2020 Introducing the New SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0. … October 30, 2019 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Hospital

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