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INTEGRIS Rural Health (IRH), based in Oklahoma City, has been able to cut its systemwide average length of stay by at least a day across its eight-hospital system by implementing a physician-aligned model of case management.
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Combined results from three studies conducted in 33 Michigan hospitals show its possible to improve the care provided to heart attack patients after admission by reminding physicians, nurses, and patients about proven therapies.
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A discovery that came out of a congestive heart failure (CHF) project led to a Medication Mission that is improving quality of life and reducing readmission rates for patients at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren, OH.
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A process for making follow-up calls after new moms are discharged with their babies from Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA, has helped to improve discharge instructions at the health care facility.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has released a proposed leadership standard on emergency department (ED) overcrowding.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule for inpatient Medicare payments for fiscal year 2004.
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Here are assumptions the Washington, DC-based ADAP Working Group used to make its funding projects for the coming year:
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A San Francisco study of a telephone hotline for people who may have been exposed to HIV through nonoccupational risk behavior shows that there is a reasonable demand for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
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Several recent studies add to the evidence that HIV infection and possibly highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) increase risks or at least are associated with the loss of bone mass among women and children.
