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September 26, 2012 | Journal Article
Using observation units in hospitals to provide care to certain patients can be more efficient than admitting them to the hospital and can result in shorter lengths-of-stay and lower costs.
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
It is well documented that racial and ethnic minority populations disproportionately use hospital emergency departments for safety-net care. But what is not known is whether emergency department crowding is disproportionately affecting minority popu ...
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The emphasis that hospitals place on cutting-edge technology and niche specialty services to attract physicians and patients has set the stage for health care's most recent competitive trend: an increased level of targeted, geographic service expansion to "capture" well-insured patients.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
After adjustment for a hospital’s case-mix, the rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) vary considerably. Urban hospitals and those that treat more Blacks have higher rates, while larger hospitals have lower rates, raising troubling equity conce ...
June 13, 2011 | Journal Article
Incidence of GI bleeding in hospitalized non-ICU patients is rare preventive medication is not recommended.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the theoretical and empirical literature on cost shifting since 1996, synthesizes the predominant findings, suggests their implications for the future of health care costs, and puts them in the current policy context.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study measured changes in the quality of care following adoption of electronic health records among a national sample of U.S. hospitals from 2004 to 2007.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new survey shows that half of hospital boards don't rate quality as a top priority. In this article, researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of board chairs of 1,000 U.S. hospitals to understand their expertise, perspectives and activities in clinical quality.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article captures the creation and impact of the Proclamation of Change, highlighting how three programs came together synergistically to change care in hospitals and outpatient setting.