For the first time, U.S. News and World Report has rated health insurance plans in order to help individuals and families shop for coverage, according to a press release.
Jeanne Henson | in Cost of Care, Underinsured and Uninsured | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News & World Report has released its annual “Best Hospitals” list, according to the U.S. News website. Massachusetts General Hospital tops the list for the first time.
Jeanne Henson | in Quality Ratings | tagged Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News & World Report has named its list of top 50 children’s hospitals in the nation, according to a press release.
Jeanne Henson | in Quality Ratings | tagged Boston, Children's Hospital, U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article Kaiser Health News found that the hospitals that make up the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” cost Medicare 1% less than the national average.
Jeanne Henson | in Cost of Care, Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News & World Report has released its list of top doctors, according to the U.S. News website.
Jeanne Henson | in Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News and World Report has released its annual list of the country’s best hospitals, according to a press release.
Jeanne Henson | in Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article A study in the Archives of Surgery finds that hospitals ranked as "best hospital,” in US News & World Report or HealthGrades do not have lower mortality rates than other American hospitals for cancer surgery. HealthGrades is disputing the study, citing that the methodology is flawed, according to CNBC.
Jeanne Henson | in Mortality, Oncology | tagged Archives of Surgery, HealthGrades, U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S News and World Report has released its annual list of Best Children’s Hospitals in the U.S.
Jeanne Henson | in Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article The Center for Health Organization Transformation is examining whether systems engineering approaches, including overbooking some appointments to account for no shows, can help reduce the nation’s health care costs while improving patient care, according to an article in U.S. News & World Report.
James J. Pfeffer | in Healthcare Reform, Quality Improvement Methods | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article Montefiore Hospital, which serves one of the poorest urban populations in the country, is among the growing number of hospitals across the country experimenting with accountable care organizations (ACO).
James J. Pfeffer | in Accountable Care Organization (ACO) | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News & World Report has released its 21st "America's Best Hospitals" report. The list was compiled by evaluating 4,852 hospitals across 16 specialties. One hundred and fifty-two facilities earned high enough scores to be included in the rankings.
James J. Pfeffer | in Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article Hospitals across the U.S. are looking for new ways to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions.
James J. Pfeffer | in Chronic Care, Rehospitalizations and readmissions | tagged Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article Many hospitals not included on the U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” list for cardiac care and surgery perform at least as well, if not better, than those on the list in the areas of heart failure (HF) mortality and readmission in CMS data, according to a study published this week in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
James J. Pfeffer | in Awards and Certifications, Data Collection and Reporting, Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News releases has released its 20th annual 'America's Best Hospitals' report, a ranking of the country's best medical centers, ranking Johns Hopkins Hospital first among the nation’s top hospitals for the 19th consecutive year.
James J. Pfeffer | in Quality Ratings | tagged U.S. News and World Report | Comments Off | Share Article U.S. News and World Report yesterday released its 20th annual list of the nation’s “Best Children’s Hospitals,” this year doing away with an overarching best hospital list and instead creating an “Honor Roll” containing facilities that earned a spot on the top-30 lists for all 10 specialties surveyed.
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