June 11, 2013
June 10, 2013
June 8, 2013
Patient satisfaction appears to be higher when emergency physicians contact them via email or phone briefly after a visit to the ED when compared with no contact. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center found an average patient satisfaction rate of 79.4% among those who were not contacted, compared with a 87.7% rate for those who were contacted.…
June 3, 2013
Nearly one-quarter of subspecialists appear to be unable to accommodate patients with mobility impairments, according to American researchers. The authors suggest that better awareness is needed among providers of the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act and the standards of care for patients in wheelchairs.…
May 29, 2013
May 23, 2013
A profound look at life in a 4-minute video. The camera shows the inner lives of people in a hospital as they go about their daily lives. Produced by the Cleveland Clinic, we get a peek as to what their story entails—worry, sadness, joy, bad news, good news, anxiety, and fear.…
April 29, 2013
April 19, 2013
March 13, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new policy that penalizes hospitals for excessive readmissions will have an unexpected consequence: Two-thirds of U.S. hospitals will receive penalties averaging $125,000, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). The commission has been discussing refining the hospital readmissions reduction program.…
