Tag: Quality of Care

Quality of care a community clinics varies widely

Quality of care a community clinics varies widely

The quality of care provided at community health clinics varies widely, including by region: Centers in the South generally perform worse than those in New England, the Midwest and California. How do Washington State clinics stack up?

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April 18, 2012 | By | Reply More
People with multiple chronic illnesses have trouble coordinating care

People with multiple chronic illnesses have trouble coordinating care

Younger patients and those with several chronic illnesses are more likely to report difficulties with care coordination than older patients with just one chronic illness,

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April 1, 2012 | By | Reply More
Hospitals may pay a price if they fail to provide TLC

Hospitals may pay a price if they fail to provide TLC

Medicare will soon start taking patient satisfaction into account when reimbursing hospitals. And that means, disgruntled patients could reduce revenue,

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November 8, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Creating a culture of safety can improve hospital care

Creating a culture of safety can improve hospital care

Doctors, nurses, and other health care workers are learning that a positive safety culture can improve patient care. What does safety culture in a hospital look like? — Dr. Carolyn Clancy explains.

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May 3, 2011 | By | Reply More
State begins publishing hospital infection rates

State begins publishing hospital infection rates

The report looks at bloodstream infections from central lines and ventilator-associated pneumonias.

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January 13, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
How good of a job does your hospital do?

How good of a job does your hospital do?

At an easy-to-use Web site called Hospital Compare, you can find out how often patients treated at your hospital end up returning within 30 days.

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November 3, 2009 | By | Reply More
Serious hospital complications more likely among Asian-Pacific Islanders

Serious hospital complications more likely among Asian-Pacific Islanders

Asian-Pacific Islanders are 16% more likely to die than whites in U.S. hospitals from serious, but treatable complications, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.  Why this is so is not known but experts speculate that Asian-Pacific Islanders go to hospitals that give lower quality care, may receive poorer quality of care [...]

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December 4, 2008 | By | Reply More
Quality of health care varies widely in the region, report says

Quality of health care varies widely in the region, report says

Many patients in the Puget Sound region are not getting the health care recommended by national guidelines, according to a new study. The study also found that quality of care in the region varies widely from hospital to hospital, from clinic to clinic, and even from provider to provider within same medical group or institution. [...]

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November 13, 2008 | By | Reply More