• By identifying short and long-term trends, data analysts enable urban planners to make informed decisions when planning building projects, schools, and healthcare centers. (alteryx.com)
  • TQIP makes use of national data to allows hospitals to objectively evaluate their trauma centers' performance relative to other hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Level II centers were included to increase geographic and patient diversity, as well as the statistical power of any analyses. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using NTDB data from patients admitted to trauma centers between January 1 and December 1, 2007, three cohorts were created. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cohorts of similar verified trauma centers had differences in risk-adjusted mortality rates with a large amount of variance between low-outlier and high-outlier trauma centers. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2004, a coalition of public and private entities led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a comprehensive effort to measure and publicly report the quality of care delivered by U.S. hospitals. (va.gov)
  • In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program began tying hospital payments to patient-reported experience scores, but whether implementation of this program narrowed differences in scores between safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals is unknown. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • SETTING: Two urban VA medical centers. (duke.edu)
  • however, some of these studies were from Veterans Administration medical centers, which provided a male bias to the data. (medscape.com)
  • The outcomes of interest were death during hospitalization as evidenced by an emergency department (ED) discharge disposition of "death" or hospital discharge disposition of "expired," as well as the prevalence of inpatient complications. (wikipedia.org)
  • 5 , 6 For example, the English Department of Health introduced a policy in 2011 restricting payments of certain emergency readmissions that occur within 30 days of an initial hospital discharge. (bmj.com)
  • consequently, thousands of hospitals will have Medicare payments deducted by up to 3% in 2015 if patients with certain conditions (eg, myocardial infarction, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) return to hospital within 30 days of discharge. (bmj.com)
  • HSA O s were constructed using orthopedic discharge data. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Instead of using the previously defined general hospital service areas by Klauss et al, this paper defines orthopedic hospital service areas (HSA O s) that use Swiss orthopedic discharge data from 2000-2002. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Secondary it is well known now that the federal discharge data from 1998 until 2000 were not as complete as the later data. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A similar situation has emerged regarding the broader area of improving transitions of care, particularly those associated with hospital discharge in order to reduce hospital readmissions. (ahrq.gov)
  • Information regarding patient demographics, injury type, days spent in the ward after medical clearance for discharge, and hospital invoices were collected and analyzed for orthopaedic patients treated from November 2016 to June 2017. (one.surgery)
  • Many patients do not have the financial capacity to pay hospital fees prior to discharge. (one.surgery)
  • Clinical outcomes of ICU and hospital length of stay, survival to discharge, and neurologic outcome at hospital discharge were not significantly different between PICA and other types of inpatient cardiac arrest (OTICA). (accjournal.org)
  • Finally, discharge to home care was twice as common among malnourished patients, and a discharge of death was more than 5 times as common among patients with a malnutrition diagnosis. (researchgate.net)
  • Overal , 84% (n=90) survived to PICU discharge, with no difference in survival based on HIV infection or exposure. (who.int)
  • Methods A prospective trauma registry was launched in two hospitals in Oman: Khoula Hospital, the national referral centre located in Muscat and Nizwa Hospital, a regional centre serving rural communities. (bmj.com)
  • Methods A 2-group effectiveness study was completed comparing patients who received the 'Ottawa Model' for Smoking Cessation intervention (n=726) to usual care controls (n=641). (bmj.com)
  • METHODS: We conducted a pilot randomized, controlled trial of providing information from a large, longitudinal, computer-based patient record system of clinical data from an urban hospital to emergency physicians at either of 2 urban EDs. (nih.gov)
  • A mixed-methods study using retrospective medical record review and semi-structured interviews was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Moshi, Tanzania. (one.surgery)
  • Methods A prospective multicentre cohort study was performed across four urban public hospitals in India April 2016 through February 2018. (one.surgery)
  • Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of patients at two institutions between January 2016 to December 2017. (accjournal.org)
  • In 2010, 1,264 of 4,519 (28 percent) of U.S. hospitals providing acute care services to Medicare beneficiaries and reporting hospital characteristics to the American Hospital Association were designated as CAHs. (medindia.net)
  • From 2005 to 2010 - following an ambitious public reporting initiative among U.S. acute care hospitals - improved performance on quality measures for white, black, and Hispanic adults hospitalized with AMI, HF, and pneumonia was accompanied by increased racial/ethnic equity in performance rates both within and between U.S. hospitals. (va.gov)
  • Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has chosen Boston-based Biofourmis' technology to support its new programme to provide acute hospital-level care to patients at their homes. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • Results The response rate was 42%, with 1457 acute care hospitals completing the survey. (bmj.com)
  • Research has also examined how information technology (IT)-mediated communication among patients with chronic disease can improve their health outcomes [ 6 , 7 ] and how media differ in effectiveness according to the communication process for which they are used (eg, scheduling an appointment and discussing acute symptoms). (jmir.org)
  • There is scant information on Lyme disease patient demographics in England and Wales, and how they interact with the National Health Service (NHS). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data was captured on injury details, demographics and treatment received. (bmj.com)
  • Future investigations into these differences in patient demographics, source/systemic infections and hospital courses may allow clinicians and hospitals to develop a more targeted approach to treating endogenous endophthalmitis based on the type of community from which the patient presents. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • We used the reported volume CT dose index stratified by patient demographics and imaging facility characteristics. (ajnr.org)
  • While the urban-rural healthcare divide is slowly disappearing, some differences continue to persist. (medindia.net)
  • At the front line of health care, data analysts are responsible for interpreting large amounts of data to help healthcare providers make better decisions. (alteryx.com)
  • Our objective was to determine whether implementation of a hospital-initiated smoking cessation intervention would reduce mortality and downstream healthcare usage. (bmj.com)
  • Baseline data were linked to healthcare administrative data. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Considering the relatively low cost, greater adoption of hospital-initiated tobacco cessation interventions should be considered to improve patient outcomes and decrease subsequent healthcare usage. (bmj.com)
  • In every jurisdiction, healthcare systems are experiencing the growing burden of chronic diseases and are under pressure to reduce 'avoidable' hospital readmissions. (bmj.com)
  • This study did not determine whether improved performance on IQR process-of-care measures produced better clinical outcomes or improvements in patients' healthcare experiences. (va.gov)
  • Study data do not explain mechanisms by which healthcare improved or disparities narrowed. (va.gov)
  • Because this small area model allows more in-depth analysis of patient streams both within and between cantons, it may improve support and planning of resource allocation of in-patient care in the Swiss healthcare system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The primary outcomes were the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems global measures of patient-reported experience and satisfaction, including a patient's overall rating of a hospital and willingness to recommend a hospital. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Secondary outcomes included the 7 other Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems measures encompassing communication ratings, clinical processes ratings, and hospital environment ratings. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Is there a relationship between this data and another healthcare area? (hqca.ca)
  • The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) is a provincial agency that brings together patients, families, and our partners from across healthcare and academia to inspire improvement in patient safety, person-centred care, and health service quality. (hqca.ca)
  • Rural areas face great healthcare access challenges with regard to lack of specialized care, diagnostic testing and hospital beds. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • Healthcare continues to evolve and advance technologically, playing a crucial role in quality of life, longevity and patient outcomes. (callminer.com)
  • Recently, there's been an increased focus on delivering quality patient care and improving patient experience throughout the patient journey , from the outpatient clinic to the healthcare call center , digital patient interactions, patient billing , prescription refills, follow-up care, and everything in between. (callminer.com)
  • Healthcare systems were strained to the max, economic turmoil left many patients with financial insecurity, and government shutdowns and the need for social distancing made it difficult, if not impossible, for many patients to receive care in traditional healthcare settings. (callminer.com)
  • Keep reading to learn more about the state of the healthcare industry today and the quality of patient care delivery. (callminer.com)
  • A survey conducted by Accenture found that just one out of three healthcare consumers have never had a negative experience with a healthcare provider, pharmacy, or hospital. (callminer.com)
  • According to Avtex , 64% of patients say they still prefer human-to-human phone interactions when communicating with their healthcare providers. (callminer.com)
  • Additionally, 39% of healthcare consumers surveyed said that positive digital interactions have a big impact on the overall patient experience. (callminer.com)
  • We examined data from the 2010 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), the most recent nationally-representative data describing U.S. hospital discharges. (researchgate.net)
  • A growing body of evidence shows that a more engaged patient experiences better health outcomes and lower use of healthcare services. (bmj.com)
  • Under this broad umbrella term, there is evidence that patient engagement is associated with fewer adverse events, 3 better patient self-management, 4 , 5 fewer diagnostic tests, 6 decreased use of healthcare services 7 and shorter lengths of stay in hospitals. (bmj.com)
  • To determine prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in Henan, China, we conducted a study of 11,554 hospital patients. (cdc.gov)
  • To better understand the prevalence of cyclosporiasis and genetically characterize C. cayetanensis , we conducted a 23-month investigation of cyclosporiasis in patients treated at hospitals in the province. (cdc.gov)
  • They study patient records, track trends in disease prevalence and treatments, identify patterns in patient behaviors, and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments and medications. (alteryx.com)
  • The goal of the present study was to quantify the prevalence of different cardiovascular risk behaviours among patients with known cardiovascular conditions in a developing country. (nih.gov)
  • We used the merged data set to create vulnerability profiles by COPD prevalence, explore joint geographic patterns, and calculate COPD population estimates by vulnerability levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Malnutrition is common among hospitalized patients in the United States, and its coded prevalence is increasing. (researchgate.net)
  • In recent years, patients' and providers' use of technology has been gaining more prevalence as patients communicate more regularly with their physicians using technology [ 3 ] and an emphasis has been placed on telemedicine. (jmir.org)
  • 13 ). The prevalence of CAs in Africa may be different contribution to neonatal and perinatal mortality, but also from that in the developed world, due to differences in that they lead to disability in infants and children ( 6 ). (who.int)
  • Conclusions Important differences exist between these two hospitals of Oman. (bmj.com)
  • On average, the Medicare program and its beneficiaries share in more than $2.3 billion in savings each year when patients receive certain preventive and surgical procedures at ASCs instead of other outpatient surgical facilities such as hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). (ascassociation.org)
  • In 2003, Medicare procedures performed in ASCs cost 83% of the amount paid to hospital outpatient departments for the same services. (ascassociation.org)
  • For example, Medicare pays hospitals $1,745 for performing an outpatient cataract surgery while paying ASCs only $976 for performing the same surgery. (ascassociation.org)
  • Using Medicare claims data, investigators identified 554 new TAVR programs created between January 2012 and December 2018. (medscape.com)
  • She noted that the study looked only at Medicare claims, which would account for about 30%-40% patients in an oncology practice, and she speculated that if the study had also included commercial patients, the adoption of immunotherapy would be shown to be even faster and more complete. (medscape.com)
  • The authors used data from Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries undergoing 6-month chemotherapy episodes. (medscape.com)
  • Pathology findings correlated with radiographic findings in 90.0% of patients who received IV + enteral contrast and 90.4% of patients scanned with IV contrast alone. (lww.com)
  • The findings of this study provide evidence for policy makers that health services reform is required to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours for the patients. (nih.gov)
  • Our findings coupled with those indicating better patient and family outcomes with PC suggest both a cost and quality incentive for hospitals to develop PC programs. (duke.edu)
  • Our findings regarding quality of life and patient experience, which have been published elsewhere, 2 showed significant decreases in anxiety, fatigue, and depression in the intervention group compared with controls, as well as improved energy and decreased pain. (ajmc.com)
  • Among their findings, bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis was more common in the rural group, and Candida endogenous endophthalmitis was observed more in the urban cohort. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • Summary Our findings indicate that there is a large variation in hospital implementation of PFE practices, with competing organisational priorities being the most commonly identified barrier to adoption. (bmj.com)
  • These findings suggest that the hospitals most adept at achieving safe care overall are no better at identifying and narrowing inequities in the delivery of that care," the report's authors wrote. (newsreview.com)
  • This report provides preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation of possible nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) at the hospital. (cdc.gov)
  • Karen E. Joynt, M.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues conducted a study to evaluate trends in mortality for patients receiving care at CAHs and compared these trends with those for patients receiving care at non-CAHs. (medindia.net)
  • Given the substantial challenges that CAHs face, new policy initiatives may be needed to help these hospitals provide care for U.S. residents living in rural areas," the authors conclude. (medindia.net)
  • Objectives --This report presents information on the use of electronic clinical the ambulatory care component of the systems to support patient care in physician offices and hospital emergency and National Health Care Survey (NHCS), a outpatient settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Percentages of hospital emergency and outpatient departments family of provider-based surveys that with electronic patient medical records and automated drug dispensing systems are collects information on the care presented by selected hospital characteristics for 2001-02. (cdc.gov)
  • Percentages of physicians provided in various medical care using electronic patient billing records, electronic patient medical records, and computerized prescription order entry systems are presented by selected physician settings. (cdc.gov)
  • The NHCS is a family of provider-based surveys that offices and hospital emergency and collect information on the care provided in various medical care settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Ambulatory care EMRs typically offices and hospital emergency and department (ED) or an outpatient include lists of problems, medications, outpatient departments presented in this department (OPD) that provides allergies, tests, and other personal report can provide baseline estimates for physician services directly to information (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Within hospital admission data ( n = 2066), most cases were either referred from primary care (28.8%, n = 596) or admitted via accident and emergency (A&E) (29.5%, n = 610). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This resulted in the recent NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidelines explicitly stating that 'there is a lack of robust epidemiological data on Lyme disease in the UK' [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients may present with Lyme disease in either a primary care or hospital setting, with an unknown proportion receiving confirmatory laboratory diagnosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The relative proportion of patients presenting to either setting is currently unknown, as is the patient pathway between primary, secondary and tertiary care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since 1989 Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) have recorded every 'episode' of admitted patient care (APC) delivered in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England [ 16 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The primary use of these data is the calculation of health care costs and therefore mainly administrative data is collated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Additionally, significant differences in hospital transport times highlight the need for improved pre-hospital care. (bmj.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease patients continue to follow unhealthy lifestyles although they attend follow-up care with a specific focus on risk management. (nih.gov)
  • Its aim is to provide risk-adjusted data for the purpose of reducing variability in adult trauma outcomes and offering best practice guidelines to improve trauma care. (wikipedia.org)
  • Institutional variations can be attributed to differences in both patient population and quality of care at each institution. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study examined the quality and equity of hospital care during the six years following initiation of the IQR Program (2005 to 2010), focusing on 17 process-of-care quality indicators publicly reported by the program for white, black, and Hispanic patients hospitalized for AMI, HF, and pneumonia in non-VA hospitals. (va.gov)
  • Equity in care was defined as the difference in quality measure performance rates between white and minority patients. (va.gov)
  • Patient-level variables included age, sex, education, poverty level (determined by zip code), comorbid medical conditions, and admission to an intensive care unit (pneumonia only). (va.gov)
  • Declining racial/ethnic differences occurred through more equitable care for white and minority patients treated in the same hospital, as well as greater performance improvements among hospitals that disproportionately serve minority patients. (va.gov)
  • Title : Urban-Rural Differences in Health Care Utilization for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the USA, 2017 Personal Author(s) : Xu, Fang;Carlson, Susan A.;Liu, Yong;Greenlund, Kurt J. (cdc.gov)
  • A review of commercial medical-claims data found that U.S. heath care costs are reduced by more than $38 billion per year due to the availability of ASCs as an alternative, high quality setting for outpatient procedures. (ascassociation.org)
  • Access and improvements to data communication services help provide modern health care services for patients at rural clinics and hospitals. (ihs.gov)
  • Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal health care providers (eligible clinics, hospitals, and others) can take advantage of the program to offset the high cost of their rural telecommunication services. (ihs.gov)
  • The Rural Health Care Program reimburses the rural clinic or hospital the difference of their high-cost rural telecom services and the better rate offered in the nearest urban city. (ihs.gov)
  • By means of these data, an exact inventory of the status of the Swiss health care supply and hospital usage can be established. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Safety-net hospitals, which have limited financial resources and care for disadvantaged populations, have lower performance on measures of patient experience than non-safety-net hospitals. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Cost and utilization outcomes of patients receiving hospital-based palliative care consultation. (duke.edu)
  • Predictors included patient age, principal diagnosis, comorbidity, whether patient stay was medical or surgical, site and whether the patient was seen by the palliative care consultation team. (duke.edu)
  • From its earliest days, the patient safety field identified transitions of care as an important latent condition for errors and harm. (ahrq.gov)
  • Biofourmis will support ARH and other health systems and patients in rural areas with its end-to-end care-at-home solution. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • Elective procedures were canceled, and many patients delayed seeking care for what seemed like a minor health concern at the time. (callminer.com)
  • We rounded up 101 patient care statistics to gain deeper insight into the lasting impacts of COVID-19 and the quality of patient care today across a range of categories. (callminer.com)
  • An approach including yoga, holistic nursing, and a 'healing environment' can decrease medication use, resulting in substantial cost savings in care of inpatient oncology patients. (ajmc.com)
  • The Urban Zen Initiative incorporated yoga therapy, holistic nursing techniques, and a "healing environment" into routine inpatient oncology care. (ajmc.com)
  • An integrative medicine approach including yoga therapy, holistic nursing, and a healing environment in the inpatient setting can decrease use of medications, resulting in substantial cost savings for hospitals in the care of oncology patients. (ajmc.com)
  • An integrative medicine approach incorporating yoga, holistic nursing, and a "healing environment" added to the inpatient care of oncology patients can significantly reduce hospital costs. (ajmc.com)
  • We demonstrate the feasibility and potential value of increased access to patients' clinical information from another hospital while they are receiving care in the emergency department. (nih.gov)
  • RESULTS: Under certain assumptions, the intervention was estimated to decrease charges for ED care by approximately $26 per encounter (P =.03) at 1 hospital, but there was no effect on charges at the other hospital. (nih.gov)
  • Future steps, he said, are to identify the role of race and ethnicity in inequitable access to TAVR, identify system- and patient-level barriers to access, and to develop and test solutions to address inequitable care. (medscape.com)
  • Do we just not give enough education to patients on how to access care? (medscape.com)
  • All PICA patients had unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and five of them are dead. (accjournal.org)
  • Taken together, these nationally representative, cross-sectional data indicate that hospitalized patients discharged with a diagnosis of malnutrition are older and sicker and their inpatient care is more expensive than their counterparts without this diagnosis. (researchgate.net)
  • The term 'patient engagement' encompasses a number of related concepts, including 'patient-centred care' 1 and 'shared decision-making', 2 all of which build on the idea of involving patients as partners in their care. (bmj.com)
  • There is also evidence that patients benefit when family members play an active part in the patient's care. (bmj.com)
  • 10 They play an especially important role when patients are not physically or cognitively able to participate in their own care, and family members become the surrogate decision-makers. (bmj.com)
  • one study reported that longer visiting hours in the intensive care unit were linked to a reduction in cardiovascular complications, possibly through patients' reduced anxiety and better hormonal profiles. (bmj.com)
  • This study describes the population of children admitted to the of pneumonia, which increases the demands on scarce paediatric PICU at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) intensive care unit (PICU) services in the region. (who.int)
  • For more than a decade, Leapfrog, a nonprofit watchdog group dedicated to transparency in health care, has compiled and measured data from U.S. hospitals and used it to issue safety grades to hospitals on a traditional A through F scale. (newsreview.com)
  • Further, patients with public insurance were more likely to receive unsafe care than those with private insurance. (newsreview.com)
  • And while any number of factors - inferior access to care, difficulty finding regular doctors - might contribute to the overall health issues of someone relying on a program like Medi-Cal, even the safest-graded facilities didn't make it less likely that they'd receive unsafe care when they were actually in the hospital. (newsreview.com)
  • Patients in the A and B graded hospitals received safer care overall, with fewer adverse outcomes - but those hospitals' inability to close the racial and ethnic disparity gap was glaring. (newsreview.com)
  • There's certainly a lot of literature out there about some of the causes of the disparities in general, including cultural competency (in understanding race-based health differences) among health care providers," Austin said in a telephone interview. (newsreview.com)
  • There were a lot of responders from elsewhere in the hospital, and some folks did come from home, but it was really remarkable that given the staffing we had, we actually had capacity to take care of even more patients, had we been asked to do so. (npr.org)
  • I have 49 beds in our emergency department, and we had more than 90 patients that were receiving care at the time we first heard notification of the bombings. (npr.org)
  • These patients account for 90% of the US $3.3 trillion annual health care costs. (jmir.org)
  • From January through April 1990, tuberculin skin-test conversions* occurred among eight health-care workers (HCWs) on a specialized ward for human immuno deficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients at a large urban hospital in Florida. (cdc.gov)
  • Includes all health care establishments providing outpatient care, e.g. outpatient departments of hospitals, polyclinics, ambulatories, medical centres, medical aid posts, etc. which are staffed with at least one health professional (physician or nurse). (who.int)
  • Data relate to general hositals and independent establishments of out-patient care. (who.int)
  • Until 2001, included only day care departments in hospitals. (who.int)
  • A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit and outpatient clinics of Fayoum University Hospital and Fayoum General Hospital during August 2017 to April 2018. (who.int)
  • Dengue patients in Malaysia have the choice to seek care from either public or private sector providers. (who.int)
  • The Chinese and urban populations showed significantly higher use of the private health-care sector with an adjusted odds ratio of 4.8 [95% confidence interval (CI): 4.6-5.1] and 2.3 (95% CI: 2.2-2.4), respectively. (who.int)
  • Both public and private health facilities bear significant responsibilities in delivering health-care services to dengue patients. (who.int)
  • 9 The public incidence doubled from 146 per 100 000 population in health-care system is mainly financed through taxation a Clinical Research Centre, Dermatology Block, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (who.int)
  • In a recent proof of concept in Paris, four hospitals crunched around 10 years' worth of data to identify patterns in admission rates and assist resource allocation. (alteryx.com)
  • Further analysis was conducted by hospital of admission. (bmj.com)
  • 17 years old, and recruited during admission to 1 of 14 participating hospitals in Ontario, Canada. (bmj.com)
  • Insurance class of bed, admission type, and patient age are partially but significantly associated with those indicators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We demonstrated no differences in admission rates or repeat visits to the ED. Emergency physicians identified that remembering their passwords and the time required to search for the information were significant barriers to accessing clinical information online. (nih.gov)
  • These hospitals are at high risk of falling behind with respect to quality improvement, owing to their limited resources and vulnerable patient populations. (medindia.net)
  • Decreasing dose variability through proper management of CT parameters in pediatric populations using benchmarks generated by data from registries can potentially decrease population exposure to ionizing radiation. (ajnr.org)
  • The objective of this study was to determine the association between sex and clinical outcomes amongst Indian trauma patients using the Australia-India Trauma Systems Collaboration database. (one.surgery)
  • In addition, we identified a difference of clinical outcomes in patients between PICA and other types of inpatient cardiac arrest (OTICA). (accjournal.org)
  • Inclusion criteria were defined that general ward patients emergently intubated who experienced cardiac arrest within 20 minutes after ETI. (accjournal.org)
  • The non-PICA group consisted of general ward patients emergently intubated without cardiac arrest. (accjournal.org)
  • The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with PICA among hospitalized patients emergently intubated at a general ward as compared to non-PICA inpatients. (accjournal.org)
  • PICA was defined in patients emergently intubated who experienced cardiac arrest within 20 minutes after ETI. (accjournal.org)
  • outpatient departments, but also on Results --During 2001-03, electronic medical records were used less often in characteristics of the providers physician offices (17 percent) than in hospital emergency (31 percent) and outpatient themselves. (cdc.gov)
  • Our aims were to explore the demographic characteristics of Lyme disease patients within the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW), and to describe patient pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This paper develops an alternative spatial model, based upon the construction of orthopedic hospital service areas (HSA O s), and introduces indices for the analysis of patient streams in order to identify areas, irrespective of canton, with diverse characteristics, importance, needs, or demands. (biomedcentral.com)
  • MEASUREMENTS: Demographic and health characteristics of 314 veterans admitted during two years were obtained from VA administrative data. (duke.edu)
  • Although national data indicate that the number of malnutrition diagnoses among hospital discharges has been steadily rising, an in-depth examination of the demographic and clinical characteristics of these patients has not been conducted. (researchgate.net)
  • Patient characteristics at baseline. (archbronconeumol.org)
  • The division of Switzerland into HSA O s provides an alternative spatial model for analysing and describing patient streams for health service utilization. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A baseline sample of inpatient oncology patients at Beth Israel Medical Center admitted to the medical oncology unit before implementation of the Urban Zen Initiative were compared with patients admitted after the Urban Zen Initiative was in place. (ajmc.com)
  • Understanding these differences will allow for effective injury-prevention policies and targeted interventions. (bmj.com)
  • CHBAH is a (HIV-EU) babies now account for as many as 30% of all births in tertiary level hospital located in Soweto, Johannesburg. (who.int)
  • information technology (IT) in the Automated drug dispensing systems were available in hospital emergency health sector lags behind other sectors departments (40 percent) more frequently than in outpatient departments of the economy in the United States (1). (cdc.gov)
  • 3 Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia. (nih.gov)
  • according to an August 2013 Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality Data Review analyzing survey data collected from 2002 to 2011. (journalistsresource.org)
  • A trend to more centrally provided health services can be observed not only in large urban HSA O s such as Geneva, Bern, Basel, and Zurich, but also in HSA O s in mountain sport areas such as Sion, Davos, or St.Moritz. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Several indices that describe patient streams can help identify areas that attract and treat local or nonlocal residents, and HSAs allow more precise analysis of potential health supply shortages or overcapacities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ARH is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Kentucky and West Virginia, US. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • GlobalData leverages the power of alternative data to examine the health of start-ups across multiple dimensions including the quality of their innovations, market presence, and the funding they can attract. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • ARH, based in Lexington, is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Kentucky and West Virginia. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • ARH will deploy the solution for taking part in the Rural Home Hospital project, a joint venture of the Harvard T.J. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts. (hospitalmanagement.net)
  • A growing recognition of the role the patient experience plays in positive health outcomes will continue to drive this trend in the coming years. (callminer.com)
  • While providers attempt to catch up, they're also coping with a surge of patients who delayed treatment and are now facing significant health challenges as a result. (callminer.com)
  • This is really about the market forces at the level of hospitals and health systems. (medscape.com)
  • According to the report, which was released this month by the Leapfrog Group, America's A-graded hospitals - so denoted because of their superior record of keeping patients safe from preventable harm - do no better at reducing racial health disparities than hospitals at the bottom of the scale. (newsreview.com)
  • Yet even the safest hospitals in the country still reflect wide differences in health outcomes based on patients' skin color. (newsreview.com)
  • We conducted a web-based survey of 345 patients to explore the impact of different channels on effective communication and perceived health behavior and outcomes. (jmir.org)
  • We tested the impact of patients' perceived communication and media effectiveness on their self-efficacy, communication satisfaction, and perceived health outcomes, separately for text-based information technology (IT)-mediated communication and FtF communication. (jmir.org)
  • The investigation is being conducted by the hospital, the local health department, the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, and CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • Source: A publication, Sygehusstatistik, made by the National Board of Health, concerning statistics on Danish hospitals. (who.int)
  • This study aims to analyse the pattern of health facility use among dengue patients to provide input for the ongoing policy discussion regarding public-private integration. (who.int)
  • To evaluate whether the VBP program's implementation was associated with changes in measures of patient-reported experience at safety-net hospitals compared with non-safety-net hospitals between 2008 and 2019. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The study was conducted in 2 urban areas, Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. (cdc.gov)
  • 4,615 female) child and adult patients at 3 hospitals (Huai River Hospital and 155th Liberation Army Hospital, Kaifeng, and Number One People's Hospital, Zhengzhou) were enrolled in this study during June 2007-December 2008 and July-October 2009. (cdc.gov)
  • Our goal was to perform a comparative effectiveness study of intravenous (IV)-only versus IV + enteral contrast in computed tomographic (CT) scans performed for patients undergoing appendectomy across a diverse group of hospitals. (lww.com)
  • In-game performance, patterns in game play, the weaknesses and strengths of the opposition-data analysts study all these areas. (alteryx.com)
  • Other studies, such as the 2006 National Study of the Costs and Outcomes of Trauma (NSCOT), aimed to identify differences in expenditures and outcomes at various hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
  • This cohort study evaluated 2266 US hospitals that participated in the VBP program between 2008 and 2019. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • This cohort study of 2266 US hospitals found that the VBP program was not associated with improved patient experience at safety-net hospitals vs non-safety-net hospitals during an 8-year period. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The study also found no significant changes in resident workflow, patient-family contact time, time spent by residents on computers, and time spent completing the oral handoffs. (ahrq.gov)
  • A recent study identified several differences between endophthalmitis cases presenting in rural and urban hospitals. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • In this study, we have demonstrated that there are important differences in cases of endogenous endophthalmitis that present to urban and rural hospitals," the study authors noted in their paper. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • This study aims to characterize the impact of this policy on patients and hospital systems in resource-limited settings. (one.surgery)
  • Inequities in the initial growth of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs in American hospitals has led to less use of the transformative procedure in poorer communities, a new cross-sectional study suggests. (medscape.com)
  • 50,000 residents) and 53% were started in areas with pre-existing TAVR programs, "thereby increasing the number of programs but not necessarily increasing the geographic availability of the procedure," said study author Ashwin Nathan, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. (medscape.com)
  • Elaborating on the latter point during a discussion of the results, study coauthor Jay S. Giri, MD, MPH, also from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, observed that although the data showed rural areas are left behind, not every part of an urban area acts like the area more generally. (medscape.com)
  • This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with PICA at general ward patients. (accjournal.org)
  • Results: Fifteen out of 362 patients (3.6%) presented a PICA that occurred during the study period. (accjournal.org)
  • for example, one study found that patient-centred communication was associated with longer visit length. (bmj.com)
  • The location and size of an oncology practice may impact whether or not patients have access to the latest development in cancer treatment, including immunotherapy, a nationwide study suggests. (medscape.com)
  • In the study, the authors contrast this uptake of immunotherapy with data that has been previously reported for bevacizumab (Avastin), an innovative biological agent that was approved for several different cancer types. (medscape.com)
  • Smaller practices were also 27 percentage points less likely to adopt immunotherapy after FDA approval, with smaller differences later in the study period. (medscape.com)
  • This study aimed to understand and compare the potential differences in patients' perceptions of communication effectiveness with their physicians through different modes of communication. (jmir.org)
  • The results of this study imply that patients can achieve the same level of communication effectiveness with their physicians using IT-mediated communication as they would in comparable FtF interactions, but patients view FtF communication to be a more favorable medium than IT-mediated communication. (jmir.org)
  • To identify risk factors for MDR-TB, a case-control study was conducted by comparing case-patients with randomly selected TB patients at the hospital with drug-susceptible M. tuberculosis isolates. (cdc.gov)
  • A second case-control study compared case-patients with randomly selected patients at the hospital who had both HIV infection and TB with drug-susceptible M. tuberculosis isolates. (cdc.gov)
  • This study found that case-patients were more likely to have had opportunistic infections (e.g. (cdc.gov)
  • In one study of patients with pulmonary involvement, sputum culture was positive for the organism in 86% of cases and 100% of bronchial washings in patients with confirmed pulmonary disease. (medscape.com)
  • This is a cross-sectional study using an available secondary data source - the Malaysian national dengue passive surveillance system, e-Dengue registry. (who.int)
  • Relative to patients without a malnutrition diagnosis, those with the diagnosis were older, had longer lengths of stay and incurred higher costs. (researchgate.net)
  • The researchers found that there were differences in trends in 30-day mortality rates over time between CAHs and non-CAHs for the 3 conditions examined. (medindia.net)
  • However, between 2002 and 2010, mortality rates increased at CAHs at a rate of 0.1 percent per year, whereas at non-CAHs they decreased 0.2 percent per year, for a difference in change in mortality of 0.3 percent per year. (medindia.net)
  • The researchers note that although CAHs had higher mortality rates by 2010 for each of the conditions examined, the absolute difference was only 1.8 percent. (medindia.net)
  • City-dwellers had longer hospital stays but lower mortality rates, and were more likely to undergo vitrectomy. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • 2018) [Dashboard showing the average number of patients, per hour, in the emergency department waiting for a hospital bed, by month and facility]. (hqca.ca)
  • Furthermore, we conducted a group comparison to identify significant differences across these 2 groups. (jmir.org)
  • We found no significant differences between patients' perceptions of effective communication using either IT-mediated communication or FtF communication with their physicians. (jmir.org)
  • However, we found significant differences in patients' perception of media effectiveness: patients perceived FtF communication to be a more favorable medium ( P =.02). (jmir.org)
  • There were no statistically significant differences between case- and control-patients in sex, age, race, or HIV transmission category. (cdc.gov)
  • These broadly generalizable results from a diverse group of hospitals suggest that enteral contrast can be eliminated in CT scans for suspected appendicitis. (lww.com)
  • The TQIP pilot results gave each trauma center feedback regarding their trauma outcomes relative to other hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
  • RESULTS: PC patients were 42 percentage points (95% CI, -56% [corrected] to -31%) less likely to be admitted to ICU. (duke.edu)
  • Results for November 2019 to March 2020 are not available for the University of Alberta Hospital and the Stollery Children's Hospital. (hqca.ca)
  • Results: We identified 84 studies (18,239 patients) for the primary analysis. (one.surgery)
  • Session comoderator Steven Yakubov, MD, MidWest Cardiology Research Foundation in Columbus, Ohio, said the results show TAVR programs tend to be developed in well-served areas but asked whether some of the responsibility falls on patients to seek medical attention. (medscape.com)
  • The most recent survey, undertaken in partnership with the Urban Institute, mined the results of millions of patients, including those in California. (newsreview.com)
  • The results suggest a double whammy for Black patients. (newsreview.com)
  • We delivered information to the emergency physician both as a printed abstract and by means of online access to the computer-based patient record. (nih.gov)
  • However, research on the risks and complications associated with emergency intubation in general ward patients is still obscure [ 3 , 4 ]. (accjournal.org)
  • Leapfrog closely studied what it calls "adverse safety events," which are problems or complications in both general hospital and surgery-specific settings, and then looked at the racial and ethnic breakdowns of those events in three safety-grade cohorts: A, B and C/D/F. (newsreview.com)
  • Radiation dose indices for single-phase noncontrast head CT examinations in patients 18 years of age and younger were retrospectively reviewed between July 2011 and June 2016 using the American College of Radiology CT Dose Index Registry. (ajnr.org)
  • This research effort, which involved data from the 2002-2014 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, sought to investigate US trends in urban and rural cases of endogenous endophthalmitis. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • From 2002 includes all outpatient departments in hospitals. (who.int)
  • Comparing CAHs with other small, rural hospitals, similar patterns were found. (medindia.net)
  • In the NIS Database, urban and rural hospitals are defined based on the hospital county's population statistics. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • We compared length of stay, total medication costs, and costs of as-needed medications for both groups: the baseline sample of inpatient oncology patients and patients exposed to the Urban Zen healing environment initiative. (ajmc.com)
  • We had complete cost data on 85 patients in our baseline group and 72 in our intervention group. (ajmc.com)
  • We found a significant decrease in use of antiemetic, anxiolytic, and hypnotic medication costs as well as a decrease in total medication costs in the Urban Zen sample compared with the baseline group. (ajmc.com)
  • But we begin with Dr. Paul Biddinger, medical direct for the emergency department operations at Massachusetts General Hospital. (npr.org)
  • Patient streams between the HSA O s were analysed by calculating three indices: the localization index (% local residents discharged locally), the netindex (the ratio of discharges of nonlocal incoming residents to outgoing local residents), and the market share index (% of local resident discharges of all discharges in local hospitals). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since January 1997, all Swiss hospital discharges are collected yearly in the Swiss Federal Statistical Office's medical statistics of stationary institutions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Based on our definition, 3.2% of all U.S. hospital discharges in 2010 had this diagnosis. (researchgate.net)
  • To-date little data has been generated on the regional differences in injury scale and case mix. (bmj.com)
  • Chromosomal anomalies are responsible for most mal- be related to regional differences in maternal risk factors, formations that occur due to genetic factors. (who.int)
  • Safety-net hospitals were defined as those in the highest quartile of the disproportionate share hospital index. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • infection among patients according to age group and sex and by season of the year. (cdc.gov)
  • Infection-control policy on the HIV ward required that patients with any pulmonary symptoms and/or abnormal chest radiographs be routinely placed in TB isolation (AFB isolation) until TB was excluded or until they had been on anti-TB therapy for at least 7 days. (cdc.gov)
  • Composite photomicrograph of a tissue specimen from a patient with blastomycosis infection shows an abundance of large budding cells that had been configured in chains. (medscape.com)
  • All patients who were admitted with a history of trauma between October 2014 and April 2015 were included. (bmj.com)
  • This was done by accessing each hospital's registry database using the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) from the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB), resulting in the creation of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). (wikipedia.org)
  • The second cohort was composed of trauma patients with penetrating truncal injuries with an AIS score ≥ 3 in at least one region including the neck, thorax, and abdomen. (wikipedia.org)
  • Data reports were created and distributed to each participating trauma center in June 2009. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, data regarding differences in trauma outcomes between females and males is severely lacking from low- and middle-income countries. (one.surgery)
  • We analyzed data for adult patients who underwent nonelective appendectomy at 56 hospitals over a 2-year period. (lww.com)
  • This result was likely because of marked differences in the workflows and information access at these 2 EDs. (nih.gov)
  • The Urban Zen (UZ) Initiative at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, was a pilot project evaluating the impact of a multifaceted "optimal healing environment" 1 intervention-incorporating yoga therapy, holistic nursing practices, a patient navigator, and a renovated physical environment—on quality of life and cost outcomes for inpatients on a medical oncology floor. (ajmc.com)
  • Objective We report on a survey of hospitals in the USA regarding their PFE practices during 2013-2014. (bmj.com)
  • Compared to urban practices, rural practices adopted immunotherapy at a much slower rate, although they caught up over time. (medscape.com)
  • Practices with six or more physicians had higher adoption than small practices, especially in urban areas. (medscape.com)
  • The data set included 71,659 episodes at 1732 oncology practices, which were evaluated for location (rural vs urban), affiliation type (academic system, nonacademic system, independent), and size (1 to 5 physicians vs 6 or more physicians). (medscape.com)
  • Adoption of immunotherapy in rural practices was 11 percentage points lower than in urban practices in the years after FDA approval. (medscape.com)
  • Differences were largest immediately after FDA approval, with rural practices catching up to urban counterparts over time (eg, 13% gain 2 years after approval). (medscape.com)
  • Race/ethnicity data were based on secondary (administrative) sources. (va.gov)
  • Piecewise linear mixed regression models were used to assess annual trends in performance on each patient experience measure by hospital safety-net status before (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2011) and after (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2019) implementation of the VBP program. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Because implementation of this type of intervention in the inpatient setting does require potentially substantial initial investment by the hospital, and because maintaining these types of services does entail additional ongoing cost, it is critical to generate data regarding the potential cost savings that can result from this type of approach. (ajmc.com)
  • These patterns were similar for the global measure that assessed whether patients would definitely recommend a hospital. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Data from 1st January 1998 to 31st December 2015 was retrieved from the two administrative hospital datasets (HES and PEDW), based on patients coded with Lyme disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The volume CT dose index was lower in children's hospitals (median, 26 mGy) versus academic hospitals (median, 32 mGy) and community hospitals (median, 40 mGy). (ajnr.org)
  • 346 of the 867 orthopaedic patients (39.9%) treated during this time period were found to have spent additional days in the hospital due to their inability to pay their hospital bill. (one.surgery)
  • Compared with controls, case-patients were hospitalized and/or in the HIV clinic more days while sputum AFB-smear-positive (mean: 23 vs. 7 days, p=0.002). (cdc.gov)
  • The probable periods of exposure for the 10 HCW converters on the HIV ward coincided with the periods that case-patients who were sputum AFB-smear-positive were hospitalized on that ward. (cdc.gov)
  • Across 11 such categories at all hospitals, Black patients had significantly higher rates of adverse events than white patients in five, and lower rates in only two. (newsreview.com)
  • In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, data analysts are helping to map changes in the use of public travel networks and private vehicles. (alteryx.com)
  • Over this time period, adjusted performance rates for the 17 quality measures improved by 3.4 to 57.6 percentage points for white, black, and Hispanic patients. (va.gov)
  • Despite its potential to improve frequently used for billing patients (73 percent) than for maintaining medical records quality and reduce errors, use of electronically (17 percent) or ordering prescriptions electronically (8 percent). (cdc.gov)
  • By specializing in specific procedures, ASCs are able to maximize efficiency and quality outcomes for patients. (ascassociation.org)
  • We observed a trend toward cost savings at 1 of 2 hospitals and no differences in the quality measures we studied. (nih.gov)
  • In contrast, on a thoracic surgery ward where patients with TB were rarely admitted, none of 15 susceptible HCWs had skin-test conversions during the same period. (cdc.gov)
  • The investigators prospectively studied more than 10,000 patient admissions, using active surveillance strategies to measure rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events. (ahrq.gov)