Posted on 03/08/2017 10:32:27 AM PST by spintreebob
Based on the results of this year's study, if all Medicare inpatients received the same level of care as those treated in the award-winning facilities:
Nearly than 89,000 additional lives could be saved;
Over 61,000 additional patients could be complication free;
Over $5.6 billion in inpatient costs could be saved;
The average patient stay would decrease by half a day;
Over 300,000 fewer discharged patients would be readmitted within 30 days;
Patients would spend nine minutes less in hospital emergency departments per visit.
If the same standards were applied to all inpatient care, the impact would be even greater.
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...
Baptist and Providence in Columbia treated me very well.
Glad to hear that!
I’ve been watching Dr Kildare reruns and viewing surgery and ER stuff on the web. I think I’m going to apply to medical school. At 66 I should qualify for a bunch of senior discounts.
Medical stuff is fascinating but I admit I have a weak stomach for blood and other bodily fluids.
A guy who gave a lecture where I work to the people that were being RIF’ed out (with packages) said he was in carpentry and building supplies IIRC in a family business that went under.
He was in his mid-50s at the time. The guy went to law school and became a lawyer.
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