Overall Hospital Mortality Rates May Be Linked To Performance On Publicly Reported Medical Conditions

Hospital performance on publicly reported conditions (acute myocardial infarction [heart attack], congestive heart failure, and pneumonia), may potentially be used as a signal of overall hospital mortality rates, according to a study by Marta L. McCrum, M.D., of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues. (Online First) Using national Medicare data from 2,322 acute care hospitals, the authors examined whether mortality rates for publicly reported medical conditions are correlated with hospitals' overall performance...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news