Sentences with phrase «quality than the hospitals»

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Yelp has even partnered with ProPublica to publish average wait times, readmission rates, and quality of communication scores for more than 25,000 hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics.

To be the only chaplain in a 170 - bed hospital filled with a great number of people who are quadraplegic; to try to help these people rediscover and / or redefine a life value and quality that they often feel has been lost; to grow to care greatly about these people; to do all these things and yet deep, deep inside, to feel that you would rather be dead than be quadraplegic — that's hard to admit.

Sometimes you get them from the hospital, but they aren't good quality, and they really aren't meant to be used more than once, because they're basically impossible to clean.

Midwifery fees are typically 1/3 to 1/5 less than the fees for services provided by physicians and the hospital, without sacrificing quality or safety.

In the past, proponents of midwifery have shrugged off such attacks, saying doctors are more interested in maintaining the status quo (including revenues from hospital births) than in improving the quality of treatment.

I don't believe that Dr. Amy is saying all of the studies listed should be dismissed out of hand, but more that they are mostly not of high quality and / or do not support your claim that HB is as safe or safer than hospital birth.

Tapping into two issues affecting the hospital experience of young parents: the quality of care for the mother and newborn, and patients» rights • By HANNAH KATSMAN When Gaia (last name withheld) was expecting her second baby, she hoped for a better hospital experience than she had with her first son, who was born prematurely.

They are 20 % thicker than their regular wipes and the number one seller among hospitals, which is a great testament to their quality.

«And another issue is whether pay should be linked to quality of care rather than just time served at a hospital.

Those changes included allowing competition only in the interest of patients and based on quality rather than price, driving profits from foundation hospitals back into the NHS and building safeguards against conflicts of interest into the commissioning process.

These cuts also diminish the quality of health care received by more than 2.8 million New Yorkers who are served by our public and safety net hospitals.

And we will continue to open up acute care with, from the spring, the choice of hospitals trusts across private and public sectors in England extending to over 300 - including more than 150 private sector hospitals working as part of the NHS and at NHS cost and standards of quality.

Emails released by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) watchdog under freedom of information laws showed that the Department of Health under Labour tried to stop details emerging of a hospital scandal involving higher - than - normal death rates.

A new study of patients who survive the once - nearly fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) finds their subsequent quality of life has more to do with lifestyle factors than how sick they were in the hospital.

The Pittsburgh Atlas was partially inspired by the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, a set of geographic regions based on Medicare and Medicaid hospital discharge claims that was created more than 20 years ago, and is used for epidemiological studies that compare the cost, quality and consumption of health care in different parts of the country.

The scientists noted that they were unable to quantify some factors which could help influence medical charges for blood tests: «For example, many quality hospitals may choose to invest in higher quality facilities, supplementary services and social services than others,» they wrote in their report.

A University of Rochester - led study, published in the August issue of Health Affairs, shows complication rates can vary as much as five-fold among hospitals, prompting researchers to call for the development of a national quality reporting system to improve maternal outcomes for more than 4 million women who give birth each year.

In a study that included more than 71,000 stroke patients, implementation of a quality initiative was associated with improvement in the time to treatment and a lower risk of in - hospital death, intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain), and an increase in the portion of patients discharged to their home, according to the study appearing in the April 23/30 issue of JAMA, a neurology theme issue.

Patients who had major surgery at high - quality hospitals in the U.S. cost Medicare less than those who had surgery at low - quality hospitals according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

These high - quality hospitals, which had lower spending, had mortality rates that were less than half of what we saw at the low - quality hospitals.

«Surgery at high - quality hospitals costs Medicare less than at low - quality hospitals: Driving patients to higher - quality institutions could lower costs, improve care.»

Between October 2011 and March 2014, researchers analyzed medical records from nearly 400,000 stroke patients admitted to more than 1,600 hospitals participating in the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines ® - Stroke, a quality initiative to improve stroke treatment.

The MIT researchers, along with their collaborators at MGH and other hospitals, were interested in taking advantage of the vast numbers of patient scans, which would allow them to learn much more than can be gleaned from smaller studies that produce higher - quality scans.

A concern is that not adjusting readmissions data for poverty or other socioeconomic factors could mislead the public into thinking that hospitals with a large share of disadvantaged patients provide lower - quality care than hospitals with more affluent patients.

According to two new studies presented by researchers at the 2015 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP ®) National Conference in Chicago, ACS NSQIP provides more accurate data than administrative data for driving surgical quality improvement in hosQuality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP ®) National Conference in Chicago, ACS NSQIP provides more accurate data than administrative data for driving surgical quality improvement in hosquality improvement in hospitals.

The researchers therefore looked at whether readmissions flagged as PPRs by 3M were associated with poorer quality of care than those that weren't in Veterans Health Administration patients admitted to hospital with pneumonia, and readmitted within 30 days, between 2006 and 2010.

«Widely used software doesn't note differences in care quality among hospital readmissions: Cases flagged by 3M as preventable received no worse care than unflagged cases, study shows.»

Leapfrog Group names UC San Diego Health a «Top Hospital» — an honor earned by less than 7 percent of U.S. hospitals for demonstrated excellence in hospital safety and Hospital» — an honor earned by less than 7 percent of U.S. hospitals for demonstrated excellence in hospital safety and hospital safety and quality.

The North Bay Fires affected air quality in the Central Valley and satellite images show it traveled more than 500 miles over the Pacific, reaching as far south as Mexico.19 In 2015, smoke from wildfires in central Canada resulted in multiple days of exceedances of EPA standards in Maryland.20 In 2002, wildfire smoke from fires in Quebec impacted populations all along the East Coast of the United States, and a nearly 50 percent increase in hospital admissions for respiratory diagnoses for the elderly was associated with the smoke plume and concurrent PM2.5 in counties in states between New York and Washington, DC.21

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, provides more than 107,000 children with high - quality pediatric care eveHospital Los Angeles, a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, provides more than 107,000 children with high - quality pediatric care evehospital affiliated with University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, provides more than 107,000 children with high - quality pediatric care every year.

Mark Plazier, MD, a neurosurgeon and colleague of Dr. De Ridder's at University Hospital Antwerp, in Belgium, says that the overall improvement in a patient's quality of life is even more impressive than the pain reduction.

Hospitals that maintain adequate nurse staffing in this environment are likely those that have «visionary leadership,» and are investing in both nursing and quality improvement efforts, rather than coping with a lack of staff by forcing nurses to work mandatory overtime shifts, Stone says.

At Quality Care Animal Hospital, we know that your pet is more than just an animal your pet is a part of your family and we're dedicated to delivering them the qualiQuality Care Animal Hospital, we know that your pet is more than just an animal your pet is a part of your family and we're dedicated to delivering them the qualityquality care

I think it's extraordinarily rare quality to find a place that cares more for the quality of service they provide than the bottom line, but that's exactly what you receive at Cumberland Valley Animal Hospital.

According to VCA Animal Hospital, baker's chocolate and high - quality dark chocolate contain the highest amount of theobromine, followed by milk chocolate; whereas, white chocolate barely poses a threat other than its abundance of fat and sugar content.

University Animal Hospital has been providing the highest quality, state - of - the - art medical care, possible to pets and their owners in New York City for more than a quarter of a century.

At All Creatures Animal Hospital, we understand that your pet is more than just an animal — your pet is a part of your family and we are committed to providing them the quality care they deserve and you expect.

We are proud to be accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association, which evaluates hospitals on more than 900 quality standards and recognizes those that go above and beyond what is required in the areas of patient care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, pain management, pharmacy, safety, surgery, client service, anesthesia, contagious disease, continuing education, dentistry, examination facilities, medical records, leadership and emergency / urgent care.

Stephanie Coolidge and her team at La Jolla Veterinary Hospital know what it means to truly love what they do; and after more than 70 years in business, the hospital has become an icon of quality pet care in LHospital know what it means to truly love what they do; and after more than 70 years in business, the hospital has become an icon of quality pet care in Lhospital has become an icon of quality pet care in La Jolla.

Your pet deserves the best... and for more than 24 years, Quality Care Animal Hospital has been providing expert treatment and care for your feline and canine pet.

The VCA provides top - quality primary care in more than 750 hospitals across the nation.

At Noah's Stop 11 Animal Hospital, you'll get much more than quality veterinary care and exceptional service.

Clients can expect top - quality service at any one of the more than 750 VCA hospitals across the nation.

What safer place to stay could any pet have than a compassionate, top - quality veterinary hospital?

My training and certification in Phlebotomy coupled with my ability to perform complex laboratory procedures make me a perfect candidate for this position.The quality services you provide to your patients and students alike have always kept my perception of Kansas Hospital higher than any other medical center in town.

Vendor Management Dependable, detail - oriented and knowledgeable Medical Assistant and Laboratory Specimen Technologist with more than 20 years experience providing quality assurance testing of laboratory specimens and Phlebotomy on patients in a hospital setting.

Bethphage Hospital has been in operation for more than half of a decade because of quality medical care.

Participated in hospital's quality improvement team ultimately helping to direct the improvement of more than 30 processes.

We predicted that we would find identical outcomes, namely, that DBT would perform significantly better than CTBE in reducing suicidal (suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self - injury) and therapy - interfering (dropout from treatment) behaviors and in promoting quality - of - life behaviors (use of hospital services for suicidal behaviors and psychological issues).

With more than 400 employees, PHS provides a broad spectrum of specialized, hospital - quality pediatric home care services to help children thrive.