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Patient Ratings Accurately Gauge Hospital Quality
Contrary to research that says patients exaggerate their opinions about physicians in online reviews, a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine found that patients' online hospital ratings accurately determine which facilities have high death rates and infections.
Researchers at Imperial College London studied 10,274 patient ratings on the National Health Service (NHS) Choices website between 2009 and 2010 and concluded that hospitals with better patient ratings tend to have a 5% lower death rate and 11% lower readmission rate than those that scored worse, reportedthe Telegraph.
Similarly, hospitals with high cleanliness ratings had a 42% lower rate of MRSA infections.
The findings suggest that patient feedback on treatment may be more indicative of care quality than previously thought.
Read the entire article at: http://tinyurl.com/6vohoou
Source: FierceHealthcare
Eculizumab Biosimilar ABP 959 Demonstrates Similarity to Reference in Patients With PNH
December 6th 2023ABP 959, an eculizumab biosimilar in development, has demonstrated similar efficacy and pharmacokinetics to the reference product for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), according to research at the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.
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Humana Report Shows Benefits of Value-Based Care for Patients, Physicians
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