How Will Hospitals Be Affected by Health Care Reform?
July 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Policy briefs examine what health heform means for hospitals.
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Policy Options to Improve Discharge Planning and Reduce Rehospitalization
January 19, 2011 | Commentary
Short hospital stays, rehospitalizations and transitions among health care settings have become increasingly common. Financial policy changes should be implemented to incentivize longer hospital stays and better-coordinated post-discharge care.
How Much Do Hospitals Cost Shift?
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.
Does Pay-for-Performance Steal from the Poor and Give to the Rich?
September 1, 2010 | Commentary
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.
The Effect of Financial Incentives on Hospitals that Serve Poor Patients
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.
The Effect of Health Information Technology on Quality in U.S. Hospitals
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.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Testing New Measures to Prevent Falls on a Neurosurgery, Neurology and Rehabilitation Unit
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, falls constituted the second most frequently reported incident category after medication errors.
Three Hospitals in Madison, Wis., Extend the Work of a Falls Team Started by a Patient Safety Collaborative
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the local hospitals and medical groups in Madison, Wis., organized the Madison Patient Safety Collaborative - a formal effort to develop, share and implement patient safety solutions across the community.
Sentara Healthcare-Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital: Developing and Testing a Tool to Identify Patients at High Risk for Harm From a Fall
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health care organization with eight acute care hospitals in Virginia, initiated a program in 2001 to prevent inpatient falls and fall-related injuries.
Iowa Health System: Implementing Fall Prevention in Pilot Units in Three Hospitals
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Iowa Health System - an integrated system operating in Iowa and western Illinois - implemented fall prevention in pilot units at three of its hospitals.