Daily non-political popular news in brief.
Hospital errors rise 3 percent -- HealthGrades patient-safety study
04-02-2007 · EurekAlert!Patient safety incidents at the nation's hospitals rose three percent over the years 2003 to 2005, but the nation's top-performing hospitals had a 40 percent lower rate of medical errors when compared with the poorest-performing hospitals, according to the largest annual study of patient-safety issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company.
Read more »
Keywords: hospital, errors, rise, percent, healthgrades, patient-safety, study, error, healthgrade, patient, safety
« Previous | Next »
Similar news on "Hospital errors rise 3 percent -- HealthGrades patient-safety study":
- HealthGrades 2007 hospital-quality study and ratings released; chasm widens between best and worst
10-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
The largest annual study of hospital quality in America, issued today by HealthGrades, finds a typical patient, on average, has a 69 percent lower chance of dying at the nation's 5-star rated hospitals compared with the 1-star hospitals. This 'quality chasm' between the best and poorest-performing hospitals has grown by approximately 5 percent since last year's study, even as overall mortality rates have improved by nearly 8 percent.
Similar news · Read more »
- Bariatric surgery complication rates high in some hospitals, new HealthGrades ratings and study show
11-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
In-hospital bariatric surgery complication rates vary dramatically among the nation's hospitals, according to a study released today by HealthGrades, the leading healthcare ratings company. The study of 86,520 bariatric-surgery procedures performed over the years 2002 through 2004 finds that a typical patient receiving the procedure in a five-star rated hospital would have, on average, a 66 percent lower chance of developing one or more major inhospital complications compared with a one-star rated hospital.
Similar news · Read more »
- HealthGrades study: Bariatric surgery patients have fewer complications at high-volume hospitals
07-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
Bariatric surgery patients had 64 percent fewer complications and a 26 percent shorter hospital stay if they went to a five-star rated hospital compared with a one-star rated hospital, according to a new study released today by HealthGrades, the health-care ratings company.
Similar news · Read more »
- Mortality rates 71 percent lower at top-rated hospitals: HealthGrades 2008 hospital-quality study
10-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
Patients have on average a 71 percent lower chance of dying at the nation's top-rated hospitals compared with the lowest-rated hospitals across 18 procedures and conditions analyzed in the 10th annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, issued today by HealthGrades, the health-care ratings company.
Similar news · Read more »
- Learning to prevent medical mistakes in caring for stroke patients
02-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
Medical errors and adverse events can happen in patients with stroke, and hospital procedures need to be modified to reduce the likelihood of error and patients getting hurt, according to a study published in the February 20, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Similar news · Read more »
- Hospitals miss most patient safety incidents
12-14-2006 · EurekAlert!
Hospital reporting systems may significantly under-report patient safety incidents, particularly those resulting in harm, warns a study published in the British Medical Journal online today.The authors suggest that the current system, which relies on voluntary reporting, may not be sufficient if the NHS is to gather accurate information on the extent of harm resulting from patient safety incidents.
Similar news · Read more »
- Overcrowded hospitals may risk adverse events on busiest days
04-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
Hospitals that operate at or over their capacity may be at increased risk of adverse events that injure patients, according to a study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Woman's Hospital. The report in the May issue of the journal Medical Care suggests that efforts to meet two primary challenges facing hospitals today -- reducing costs and improving patient safety -- may work against each other.
Similar news · Read more »
- National quality agenda, payment reform, care integration keys to improving quality, patient safety
07-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
As health-care quality and patient safety concerns rise, the latest Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders survey finds leaders united behind several key reform measures: More than half (56 percent) support the creation of a new public-private entity to coordinate quality efforts and form a national quality agenda; 95 percent believe that fundamental payment reform is needed; and three-fourths (73 percent) say that greater organization and integration of provider care is necessary for improved quality and efficiency.
Similar news · Read more »
- Clinical simulation technology used to improve communication of medical teams
12-21-2006 · EurekAlert!
The Institute of Medicine estimates that medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, and poor communication can be a major source of those errors. Now the Clinical Simulation Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis hopes to improve patient safety by using clinical simulators to find the source of miscommunications during medical treatments.
Similar news · Read more »
- New survey uncovers how insomnia affects job performance and safety
06-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
Alertness Solutions presented results of a new survey this week at the annual SLEEP meeting showing the significant impact our 24/7 culture has on healthcare professionals' job performance and patient safety. The survey of 2,082 nurses found that more than one quarter of nurses suffered from insomnia. This is the first known study looking at how insomnia in healthcare professionals affects job performance. The findings revealed insomnia-related increases in medication dispensing errors and charting deviations.
Similar news · Read more »
