Category: Quality

New York VA hospital physician misreported patients’ surgical outcomes, investigation reveals

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10 senior editors leave medical journal, claim publisher urged them to accept substandard papers

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8 of the top 15 ranked hospitals utilize CipherHealth technology

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Why living organ donations are so rare

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4 ways hospitals can lower maternal mortality rates

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CMS grants Legacy Health 7-week extension to fix patient safety issues

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Evaluating shared decision making for lung cancer screening.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Brenner AT, Malo TL, Margolis M, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Aug 13; [Epub ahead of print].

Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Redmond P, Grimes TC, McDonnell R, Boland F, Hughes C, Fahey T. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;8:CD010791.

Association of hydrocodone schedule change with opioid prescriptions following surgery.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Habbouche J, Lee J, Steiger R, et al. JAMA Surg. 2018 Aug 22; [Epub ahead of print].

Supporting clinicians after adverse events: development of a clinician peer support program.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Lane MA, Newman BM, Taylor MZ, et al. J Patient Saf. 2018;14:e56-e60.