RAND survey of physicians and nurses at nearly 300 federally qualified health centers across the nation finds increasing dissatisfaction with work conditions.
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Safety Net Clinician Burnout Smolders
RAND survey of physicians and nurses at nearly 300 federally qualified health centers across the nation finds increasing dissatisfaction with work conditions.
 

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U.S. News & World Report Names Best Hospitals of 2017–2018
U.S. News & World Report’s widely read hospital rankings, now in their 28th year, compare more than 4,500 hospitals and medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions.
When Wounds Won’t Heal, Therapies Spread — To The Tune Of $5 Billion
We may be paying for treatments that don’t work,” says Sean Tunis, MD, a former CMO for Medicare and now CEO of the nonprofit Center for Medical Technology Policy, which has worked with the federal government to improve research on wounds.
NQF: Keep Social Risk Factors Out of Most CMS Hospital Readmission Measures
The debate continues over whether hospitals that treat a lot of low-income patients should get a break on readmissions penalties levied by Medicare.
Prescription Opioids Often Unused After Surgery
A review found that 67% to 92% of patients reported unused opioids. Of all the opioid tablets obtained by surgical patients, 42% to 71% went unused. In two studies examining storage safety, 73% to 77% of patients said that their prescription opioids were not stored in locked containers.
Reduced Readmissions Not Linked to Increased Deaths
A study of more than 5 million Medicare readmissions revealed that increased post-discharge deaths do not result in reduced readmissions.
 

AROUND THE WEB

Nurses plan picket outside Baystate Health (MA) headquarters
Source: The News Tribune / Associated Press
Here's what would happen if you broke your arm in 9 countries around the world
Source: Business Insider
Is Anthem's ER policy legal?
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Design thinking for doctors and nurses
Source: The New York Times
 

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