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M T Koska

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PubMed1991

Can outcomes data help patients make end-of-life decisions?

Would knowing outcomes data help critically ill patients make choices about their care, and help clinicians in advising them? To answer that question, six hospitals are currently collecting outcomes data for nine critical conditions as part of a new study.

Communication↗
PubMed1991

HCFA pilot project may bolster hospital-physician collaboration.

A new HCFA pilot project will probe the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of paying hospitals and physicians one negotiated package fee for coronary artery bypass surgery. If successful, the pilot may be expanded to other procedures, ultimately forcing hospitals and physicians to seek new avenues of negotiation to determine how to split the lump-sum payments. Find out how the hospital executives in this project negotiated with their physicians.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
PubMed1991

Survey: pulmonologists generate highest revenues for hospitals.

Although obstetricians and gynecologists admitted the most patients to hospitals in 1989, pulmonologists generated the highest revenues for hospitals. The fifth annual Physician Revenues Survey, which was conducted by Jackson & Coker and the Atlanta office of Ernst & Young, has found some intriguing results among the 800-plus hospitals polled. Only Hospitals gives you detailed, regional survey data.

Data Collection↗
PubMed1991

New JCAHO report assesses hospitals' standards compliance.

The JCAHO recently released a report detailing hospitals' compliance with accreditation standards. What's behind the varying levels of compliance? The JCAHO is finding a mixed picture: generally partial compliance, with small and rural hospitals struggling to keep up with mandated standards.

Accreditation↗