Combining Surgical Outcomes and Patient Experiences to Evaluate Hospital Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery Quality
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DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-4015-3
Abstract: BackgroundAssessments of surgical quality should consider both surgeon and patient perspectives simultaneously. Focusing on patients undergoing major gastrointestinal cancer surgery, we sought to characterize hospitals, and their patients, on both these axes of quality.MethodsUsing the… read more here.
Keywords: cancer surgery; quality; gastrointestinal cancer; cancer ... See more keywords
Characteristics of Top-Performing Hospitals Caring for High-Need Medicare Beneficiaries.
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DOI: 10.1089/pop.2019.0145
Abstract: A small proportion of high-need (HN) Medicare beneficiaries account for a large share of medical expenditures in the United States. Identifying hospitals with the best outcomes for HN patients is central to identifying and spreading… read more here.
Keywords: top performing; performing; high need; medicare beneficiaries ... See more keywords
Promoting Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation following Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Strategies of Top-performing Systems: A Qualitative Study.
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DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202203-237oc
Abstract: RATIONALE Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after a hospitalization for COPD is recommended by guidelines, however few patients participate and rates vary between hospitals. OBJECTIVE To identify contextual factors and strategies that may promote participation in PR… read more here.
Keywords: performing hospitals; pulmonary rehabilitation; following hospitalization; hospitalization ... See more keywords