Unplanned Hospital Admissions through ER

by | Jun 25, 2013 | Blog

Another study has shown that a rising number of hospital admissions are coming from patients visiting the ER. These patients are usually the most vulnerable, such as older adults. This shows what an important role PICC can play in helping patients to keep their visits...

New Hospital Partnership to Improve Care

by | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Trinity Health of Michigan have entered into a new partnership to improve care and decrease costs. Formerly, hospitals used a "fee for service" system in which insurance companies paid hospitals for each patient, visit,...

Increased Hospital Admissions through ER

by Alexander KHANUKOV | May 24, 2013 | Blog

A study by RAND health found that hospital emergency rooms account for nearly half of all hospital admissions in the United States. ERs were also the source of growing admission rates between 2003 and 2009. The study supports a push to increase primary...

More Nurses Lead to Better Health Outcomes

by Alexander KHANUKOV | May 9, 2013 | Blog

A new study at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that the ratio of nurses to patients significantly affects the outcomes for patients. The study had a ratio of 4 children to each nurse, and found that by keeping this, the readmission rates...

70% of ER Visits Found to be Unnecessary

by | May 8, 2013 | Blog

A new report from Truven Health Analytics has found that 70% of ER visits made by patients who have employer-sponsored health insurance are unnecessary. This is either because they were nonemergent problems, or that they could have been prevented by...

Medicare Proposes Hospital Pay Increase

by | May 6, 2013 | Blog

Medicare has recently proposed a 0.8% pay increase for hospitals who meet quality guidelines and cutting payments for those who do not. They has also clarified definations on which patients should be admitted into hospitals or kept as outpatients. These...