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Top management strategies for better hospital survival rates
While a new study showed heart attack survival rates significantly vary among U.S. hospitals, it also found that the better-performing hospitals use several simple strategies to successfully treat
Aetna to drop copays on heart attack drugs
Aetna plans to eliminate copays on drugs that help prevent heart attacks after a study showed patients took their medicines and were healthier when there were no out-of-pocket costs for their
Personalized treatment protocols can be developed with EHR data
Individualized treatment guidelines can help doctors prevent more heart attacks and strokes than they can by using population-based protocols, according to a new study published in the Annals of
Heart attack survival better when hospital leaders are engaged
A new Yale University study has identified factors that may determine why the mortality rates related to heart attacks are higher in some hospitals than others--even when adjusted for patient
Most expensive hospital stays cost about $18,000 a day
The priciest hospital stays are also among the most futile. Among the top 0.5 percent of most expensive hospital stays, the average length of stay runs about 48 days and costs more than $500,000, yet
Pollution increases risk of heart attack
Here's another reason to stay in if local air quality is bad. Besides raising your chance of experiencing respiratory or lung problems, air pollution can raise the risk of sudden heart attacks,
Evidence-based treatments have improved care quality, Joint Commission says
Hospitals are striving for--and hitting--many outcome improvements, the Joint Commission reports. National improvement on 12 outcomes, reflecting best evidence-based treatments for heart attacks,
Heart-attack treatment times have improved dramatically
A little change can go a long way. That's the concept behind the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance, which helped hospitals around the nation significantly speed up treatments to patients admitted to the
Dentists can help determine cardiac risk
Dentists can do much to help identify patients at risk for fatal heart attacks and referring them on for further care, according to new research presented this week at a professional meeting. Swedish
Leapfrog displeased by low CPOE adoption rates
In the past, we've noted here that Leapfrog Group is taking CPOE very seriously . Now, the group has set out to find out whether anyone was listening. Apparently, not enough facilities have gotten the
