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Healthcare Market Transformation Must Continue in 2012 for Improved Long-term Viability

The healthcare market has dominated headlines for the past three years and with the Supreme Court scheduled to review the healthcare reform act, 2012 should be no different. Regardless of the outcome (of the Supreme Court review), there is general consensus that the ...More

January 9, 2012

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Gartner Announces Rankings of Its 2011 Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25

Gartner, Inc. has released the findings from its third annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25. The research focuses on the healthcare value chain's pursuit of high-quality patient care at optimal economic cost. The Top 25 ranking for 2011 identifies organizations using their ...More

December 5, 2011

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Hospital Readmission After Colon Surgery is Common, Caused by SSIs

Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, who’ve identified a major area for quality improvement and ...More

November 17, 2011

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Study Explores Economic Cost of Hepatitis C Patients with Advanced Liver Disease

Healthcare costs for hepatitis C patients with end-stage liver disease are nearly 2.5 times higher than those in the early stages, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Although infection with the hepatitis C virus increases healthcare costs overall, the specific impact ...More

November 9, 2011

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Switching Patients from IV to Pill Form of Drugs Could Save Millions, Avoid Infections

Switching hospitalized patients able to take medication by mouth from intravenous to pill forms of the same drugs could safely save millions of dollars a year, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. In a review of computerized records for the year 2010, conducted at The Johns ...More

October 27, 2011

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Cost Control Incentives Don't Affect Patient Outcomes When Quality Variables are Implemented

Among physicians and hospital administrators, the phrase "pay for performance," or “P4P,” is often heard as the government and health insurers increasingly try to tie reimbursement for services to how well doctors and hospitals control their costs. However, until now it’s ...More

October 26, 2011

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HAI Market to Hit More Than $30 Billion

The rising incidence of infections acquired in healthcare environments has seen demand for infection related treatments increase. In a new report, "Healthcare-Acquired Infection: Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and Environmental Products" from CompaniesandMarkets.com, in 2016, ...More

October 14, 2011

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Blood Infections are the Most Costly Hospital Condition

Septicemia, an illness caused by blood infections with bacteria such as E. coli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), was the single most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals at nearly $15.4 billion in 2009, according to the latest News and ...More

October 6, 2011

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Prevention of Bedsores in LTC Homes is Cost-Effective, Study Shows

For all long-term care residents, pressure reduction foam mattresses were cost-effective 82 percent of the time compared to standard mattresses, with average savings of $115 per resident, the researchers showed. Foam cleansers for incontinence care would be cost-effective ...More

September 26, 2011

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Rotavirus Vaccination Leads to Large Decreases in Healthcare Costs, Doctor Visits

Vaccinating infants against rotavirus has resulted in dramatic decreases in health care use and treatment costs for diarrhea-related illness in U.S. infants and young children, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study is ...More

September 21, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

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