hospital volume

Should Procedure Volume Be Considered a Measure of Quality? | News Brief

November 29, 2012

Hospital procedure volume does not appear to be a significant predictor of mortality for the performance of panceatectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, esophagectomy, or CABG. An analysis of discharge data from more than 260,000 patients found mortality risk to instead be primarily attributable to patient-level characteristics.…

Rural & Urban Differences in Surgeries | Opinion Article

November 15, 2011

Previous investigations have shown that there are disparities in healthcare services provided to rural and urban residents. Removing these disparities has become a national priority because good healthcare shouldn’t depend on where people live. Disparities in care to rural residents can have important implications for how healthcare resources are allocated.…

Hospital Volume & Mortality: Trends in High-Risk Surgery

Hospital Volume & Mortality: Trends in High-Risk Surgery | Feature

November 1, 2011

Operative mortality with high-risk cancer and cardiovascular surgeries has dropped over the past decade. Increased market concentration and hospital volume appear to have contributed to this decline.