Illinois hospitals face fines over readmissions
Some of the Chicago area's most prominent research hospitals — and others that serve its poorest residents — face significant penalties from Medicare for having too many patients in recent...
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Accountability slow to reach rural hospitals
Crawford Memorial Hospital, in rural Robinson, Ill., is the only hospital for miles around. Just like elsewhere, Crawford's doctors deliver babies, perform routine operations and see thousands of patients in...
Illinois hospitals facing Medicare penalties over infection rates
At least six Illinois hospitals are at risk of having their Medicare payments docked this fall, the government's toughest effort yet to crack down on unnecessary infections and other patient...
Are docs ‘Choosing Wisely’?
WASHINGTON — Challenged to list several questionable procedures that are commonly used in their field, America's joint surgeons came out against custom shoe inserts and two types of dietary supplements....
Are docs ‘Choosing Wisely’?
WASHINGTON — Challenged to list several questionable procedures that are commonly used in their field, America's joint surgeons came out against custom shoe inserts and two types of dietary supplements....
Study: 6 Illinois hospitals below average for hip-knee replacement
Chicago's largest hospital was one of nine nationwide where patients covered by Medicare were more likely to experience complications and be readmitted within 30 days after undergoing hip or knee...
Government to reduce Medicare funding for hospitals with high readmittance rates
More than 2,000 hospitals, including some nationally recognized ones and 112 in Illinois, will be penalized by the government starting in October because many of their patients are readmitted soon...
Gauging quality of care, safety raises questions
Four major Chicago teaching hospitals have landed on a list of institutions whose patients encounter substantially more medical complications than at the average hospital, according to data evaluated by the...
N.Y. official says gay marriages might be illegal
Stepping into the gay marriage fight for the first time since it erupted in New York a week ago, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer warned yesterday that state law does not...