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JAMA findings suggest 'unintended harm' from Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Dive Brief: New evidence links CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program to unintended harm in some patients, a JAMA editorial suggests. Researchers analyzed 8.3 million hospitalizations of Medicare enrollees for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia over four periods from April 2005 through March 2015. Thirty-day post-discharge mortality for heart failure patients rose following announcement… Read More »

Amazon hires pharmacy expert – Becker's Hospital Review

Written by Alia Paavola | December 06, 2018 |

Some locum doctors costing hospital trust £100 an hour

The trust managing Shropshire’s main hospitals is paying some doctors more than £100 an hour to avoid A&E closures, its chief executive has said. Last week, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust called off plans to shut Telford’s emergency unit overnight. It said enough staff had been recruited to ensure safe staffing levels and thanked… Read More »

U.S. News & World Report to tweak best hospital rankings #USNHoT

U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of best hospitals and specialties is closely watched by the industry, and as the sector evolves, the magazine updates its methodology to keep up. Ben Harder, chief of health analysis for publication, outlined the changes coming to the annual list and what may show up later down the… Read More »