News release: “For the first time, The Joint Commissions 2011 annual report on quality and safety, Improving Americas Hospitals, lists hospitals and critical access hospitals that are top performers in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive patient outcomes. The 405 organizations identified as attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for the full previous year (2010) represent approximately 14 percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals that report core measure performance data. Based on performance related to 22 accountability measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and childrens asthma care, The Joint Commission report singles out hospitals in 45 states. The list of top performing hospitals and the measure set or sets for which the hospital was recognized are available online” as follows:
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Daily Archives: September 14, 2011
CBO – The Medium-Term Budget Outlook and Policy Options
Presentation to the Macroeconomic Advisers Washington Policy Seminar – The Medium-Term Budget Outlook and Policy Options, September 14, 2011 – Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director: “The past combination of policies cannot be repeated when it comes to the federal budget – The aging of our population and the rising cost of health care have changed the… Continue Reading
TRAC: Immigration Court Backlog Climbs, Yet Criminal Cases Fall
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse – Rising Immigration Backlog At All-time High Yet Criminal, National Security, and Terrorism Cases Fall “The number of cases awaiting a resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a total of 285,526 at the end of July 2011. According to the very latest data obtained and analyzed by the Transactional Records Access… Continue Reading
University of Victoria Law Student Technology Survey 2011
Via Rich McCue: UVic Law Student Technology Survey 2011 – “In addition to the technology questions weve been asking UVic Law students over the past nine years, we decided for the second year in a row to ask some extra questions about the mobile technology that students are arriving at Law School equipped with. This… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Drug Safety, Homeownership Counseling, Airline Passenger Protections, Antibiotic Resistance
Drug Safety – FDA Faces Challenges Overseeing the Foreign Drug Manufacturing Supply Chain, GAO-11-936T, September 14, 2011 Homeownership Counseling – Although Research Suggests Some Benefits, Implementation and Evaluation Challenges Exist, GAO-11-925T, September 14, 2011 Airline Passenger Protections – More Data and Analysis Needed to Understand Effects of Flight Delays, GAO-11-733, September 7, 2011 Antibiotic Resistance… Continue Reading
Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater Horizon Spill, as follows: “The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today released its final investigative report on the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion, loss of life, and resulting oil spill. The report is comprised of Volume… Continue Reading
FTC Report Examines How Authorized Generics Affect the Pharmaceutical Market
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission issued a final report, Authorized Generic Drugs: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Impact, that concludes when pharmaceutical companies introduce an authorized generic version of their brand-name drug, it can reduce both retail and wholesale drug prices. The report also found that authorized generics have a substantial effect on the revenues… Continue Reading
Cornell University Ergonomics Web
Ergonomics – Human Centered Design: “CUErgo presents information from research studies and class work by students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group (CHFERG), directed by Professor Alan Hedge, in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University. CHFERG focuses on ways to enhance usability by improving the ergonomic… Continue Reading
Kaiser Survey – More than half of uninsured unaware of health reform benefits
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – “The August 2011 tracking poll examines the views of Americans without health insurance, with a particular focus on how they think the health reform law will affect them. Findings from the poll include: Although estimates are that 32 million uninsured Americans will gain coverage under the ACA, only about half… Continue Reading
