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January 19, 2011 | Commentary
Short hospital stays, rehospitalizations and transitions among health care settings have become increasingly common. Financial policy changes should be implemented to incentivize longer hospital stays and better-coordinated post-discharge care.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the theoretical and empirical literature on cost shifting since 1996, synthesizes the predominant findings, suggests their implications for the future of health care costs, and puts them in the current policy context.
September 1, 2010 | Commentary
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, falls constituted the second most frequently reported incident category after medication errors.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the local hospitals and medical groups in Madison, Wis., organized the Madison Patient Safety Collaborative - a formal effort to develop, share and implement patient safety solutions across the community.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Sentara Healthcare, an integrated health care organization with eight acute care hospitals in Virginia, initiated a program in 2001 to prevent inpatient falls and fall-related injuries.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Iowa Health System - an integrated system operating in Iowa and western Illinois - implemented fall prevention in pilot units at three of its hospitals.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
Staff reviewed the previous 22 injury falls in acute care settings at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Fla.
May 27, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, Calif., participated in RWJF's Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) national program.