A Chicago hospital shares insights into a study on how to reduce catheter use, lower acquired infection rates, and engage staff on an interdisciplinary level.
The measure would restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds, which nonprofit organizations have used to finance major projects and manage debt.
The health system is confident of success based on performance in its first Medicare ACO contract as well as recent improvements in care coordination, skilled nursing partnerships, and care access.
If the current pace holds, CMS actuaries project healthcare spending will reach $5.7 trillion by 2026 and consume nearly 20% of the gross domestic product.
The revisions address the excessive use of antibiotics in hospitals and recommend diagnostic treatments—including fecal transplantation—to improve the care of patients with Clostridium difficile.
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