Hospitals and Health Systems
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More than a Quarter of Hospitals Have Been Cited Under Anti-Dumping Law in the Past Decade
This study is the first to analyze longitudinal enforcement trends of EMTALA in the last decade.
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Health Affairs Study On Hospital Profitability Gives Us Some Important Factors To Watch Going Forward
A recent Health Affairs study on the profitability of hospitals points to a small number of factors that we should pay attention to as we think about how to restructure our health care system to improve its economic performance.Â
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Differences in Incomes of Physicians in the United States by Race and Sex: Observational Study
Analysis of earnings data from two national surveys found pay gaps in physician income by race and gender, with male physicians earning more than female physicians and white male physicians earning more than black male physicians.
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House Calls: California Program for Homebound Patients Reduces Monthly Spending, Delivers Meaningful Care
A Los Angeles program that makes house calls to older patients shows promise as a national model for other health care companies to save money.
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House Calls Program for Ailing Seniors Saves Healthcare Dollars, Study Finds
The program became more efficient as it reduced health care spending and hospitalization rates over the course of a few years.
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Should Doctors Own Hospitals?
This study found that financial incentives for physician owners can work against patients’ best interests.
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Hospital Productivity: The Authors Reply
The authors respond to concerns about their March 2015 paper, “US Hospitals Experienced Substantial Productivity Growth During 2002–11.”
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Integrating Biopsychosocial Intervention Research in a Changing Health Care Landscape
This article demonstrated both need and opportunity to develop, apply, and test social work integrated biopsychosocial and technology activated care within a large safety net care system.
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Evaluating the Feasibility and Utility of Translating Choosing Wisely Recommendations into e-Measures
The researchers found that improved capture of clinical information in electronic health records and greater specificity of clinical terminology are required to advance overuse concepts (45 low-value services that clinicians and patients should avoid) into standardized e-measures.
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Nudging Physician Prescription Decisions by Partitioning the Order Set: Results of a Vignette-Based Study
In this study of how menus in the electronic health record affect prescribing practices among primary care providers, the researchers found that provider treatment choice appears to be influenced by the grouping of menu options, suggesting that the layout of order sets is not an arbitrary exercise.
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