“If the patient is sent home and dies, the hospital will be penalized much less than if the patient is readmitted. Not very patient-centered.” via The 30-day Readmission Rate: Not a quality measure but an accountability measure | An Ounce of Evidence | Health Policy. A compelling analysis of the 30-day Readmission measure by Ashish […]
According to the government’s monthly jobs report healthcare companies shed 6,000 positions in December, the first monthly decline since July 2003. The hardest hit areas were nursing homes, which lost 3,900 jobs, followed by home health care, with a loss of 3,700 positions. Hospitals got rid of 2,400 jobs. Physicians’ offices reduced staff by 1,200. For […]
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