Hospitals have beds and staff, and if they don’t fill the beds they can’t pay their staff. Whether a hospital is a for-profit or a non-profit
A 2017 Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers are even
2,499 hospitals will see a reduction in Medicare payments for 2022 as penalty for excessive readmissions. These hospitals penalized for excessive readmissions represent 47% of
The Leapfrog Group announced its 2021 hospital grades recently, including from Washington State. How did your hospital fare? These grades are based on how safe
For the past seven years, Medicare has been imposing penalties for hospitals who allow patients to suffer from avoidable issues. The purpose of the penalty
You may have read some of our prior coverage regarding consolidation of hospital systems across the country. Recently in Washington we have seen the Virginia
A recent CNN report discussed the short-term and long-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis on U.S. hospitals. It is undeniable that hospitals nationwide are stressed
What is the cost of that surgery? Well, figuring out that information is supposed to be getting easier. New hospital pricing transparency rules were set
Not every hospital has the capacity to keep a neurologist on call to treat stroke patients. Many regional hospitals only keep one or two doctors
A patient may be hospitalized for many different conditions that do not involve sepsis. Unfortunately, while there it is not unusual for him or her
