Hospital Discharge: It’s One Of The Most Dangerous Periods For Patients

Hospital Discharge: It’s One Of The Most Dangerous Periods For Patients

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Shortages of essential emergency care drugs increase, study finds

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/shortages-essential-emergency-care-drugs-increase-study-finds?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0dNMU1qY3paak5sTTJReCIsInQiOiJmenB5NUhsR2RGWVdiWWdxd2lhNlQyWmxKZWx1ckY0bzFXaDJjU1Bhb3ppNU8ySzNDM2s1eFRXOGF4Y0lGQ1BpNno3dlBQY0Npa0JidWpxRFJ6NTZYTFB2MG41XC9ib29uZ0N6V1pKV0FoekU9In0%3D

Photo by <a href="http://www.summerlinhospital.com/hospital-services/emergency-department"> Summerlin Hospital </a>

At some hospitals, posters on the wall in the ED list the drugs that are in short supply or unavailable, along with recommended alternatives.

Altarum Institute Center for Sustainable Health Spending – Health Sector Trend Report – March 2016

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For Hospitals, Prestige Leads To Profits

http://khn.org/news/for-hospitals-prestige-leads-to-profits/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=29200044&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97fk8RLtW9IOZFzCKi5TnxWdhRy1CHafcbDy13hQhzPfmqvLxNfqdQOw9CRXoSrMXrHfZKC4wL_76o0CIYKgXe4QODAA&_hsmi=29200044

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http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2012/06/the-impact-of-hospital-consolidation.html

Nonprofits dominate list of top 10 most profitable hospitals

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/slideshow/nonprofits-dominate-list-top-10-most-profitable-hospitals?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RaaFlUQTFNemd3TVROaiIsInQiOiJ5dzJFZG93V2ZzK0tqQklsVjJnUVpFVmxuRm5jS1wvb00wZVFyYkhob3VJbmV0RnorMGt4M2FkcGhZODdYSkVPcVpROUtNVXFhWUkrd051Y3FcL2FXdDBmOU1xemdzY1pNZXZxcTdSZGZYbG1nPSJ9

Moody’s: Non-profit hospital medians extremely healthy

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/moodys-non-profit-hospital-medians-extremely-healthy/2016-04-28?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpFNU1qaGtObVJoWkRJeiIsInQiOiJDOTRWRm1hMnEwNVVmRkp0WjhnZkZOclZaNDV6aUY0aCs2UVdOK01ia2tqdkc1YUxJMGY0Tjh6TEhtakV5cTk3WndaZjhXM1RxM0hGRCtSdUtOOHI0WnY1U0F6WFNEZG04THRzbWdSemt3TT0ifQ%253D%253D

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Best numbers seen in years, according to agency

Area’s first geriatric ER coming to UCSD

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/30/ucsd-west-geriatric-ed/?utm_campaign=CHL%3A+Daily+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=29144399&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_HweNesN8Ke6leY-7V2QH7PgRWFcUWeiut1ji6RC02rWpCO0fGVvkHEorLRuIkrsCbejpfU0cLGxQGGSmSvOB_5pldyg&_hsmi=29144399

Dr. Ted Chan speaks with patient Rosalind Stroud, 74, about the abdominal pain that brought her to Thornton Hospital’s emergency department this week. Chan and other UC San Diego doctors, are working with nonprofit West Health on a new “Acute Care at Home” program that seeks to deliver some services that usually require admission at patients’ residences.

$11.8 million grant from Gary and Mary West Foundation makes project possible

Moody’s preliminary numbers show nonprofit healthcare profitability margins at multi-year high

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/moody-s-preliminary-numbers-show-nonprofit-healthcare-profitability-margins-at-multi-year-high.html

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