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Let’s rank hospitals by rehab quality of care

Please rate these hospitals by rehabilitation quality of care in the following scale 1-10: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center : rank = ___ Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital : rank = ___ Other hospitals and rehab facilities, city ,rank Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, CA 95128-2699 High Performing in Adult Rehabilitation Santa Clara ValleyContinue reading “Let’s rank hospitals by rehab quality of care”

Let’s rank hospitals by services and staff pay and not by surgeries

Please rate these hospitals by nursing services and nurses and staff pay in the following scale 1-10: UCSF Medical CEnter : rank = ___ Huntington Memorial Hospital : rank = ___ UCLA Medical Center : rank = ___ Other hospitals, city ,rank   UCSF Medical Center  415-763-6764 | San Francisco, CA 94143-0296 #1 in California UCSF MedicalContinue reading “Let’s rank hospitals by services and staff pay and not by surgeries”

Health Care Technology News

Primary-care​ doc​ pay​ rises​ with​ demand, but​ the industry disparity​ is​ still​ large One of the lingering challenges to recruit more individuals to pursue a career in primary care has been the large wage differential found between those specialties and more specialized clinical fields.  READ MORE Hospitals can expect pain from EHR installs During the firstContinue reading “Health Care Technology News”

Health Care self serving predatory practices

Thanks to the internet we can research and find our information and so we can ask our doctor more questions who only have 15 minutes to meet us. But not every one uses the computer or the latest gadget in health care. How much do you pay for prescription meds, for example? What about healthContinue reading “Health Care self serving predatory practices”

Hospitals with the highest cost markups

Somewhat surprisingly, the hospitals with the biggest markups were not those in America’s richest cities. No. 1 on the list: North Okaloosa Medical Center in the Florida Panhandle, about an hour outside Pensacola, the researchers said. Twenty of the 50 priciest hospitals operate in Florida. The rest are in 12 other states. Overall, 76% of theContinue reading “Hospitals with the highest cost markups”

Adverse Childhood Experiences

We have to be compassionate to our children from the time they are born till the end. I delivered my children at home with midwives and employed homebirth, breastfeeding, massage and mindfullness – conscious parenting until their adulthood. We should learn to be compassionate, forgiving and nurturing at all times. The following are basic andContinue reading “Adverse Childhood Experiences”

Hospitals over charging on services

Not all hospitals and imaging centers charge the same amount for CAT scans. CAT scan procedure costs can range between $270 and $4,800. CAT Scan Costs Averages As noted above, CAT Scan costs can vary by thousands of dollars and it’s important that you shop around for your procedure. For example, listed below are someContinue reading “Hospitals over charging on services”

Nurses identify 10 needs health startup should focus on

The following list was compiled from interviews with Sheila Antrum (president and senior vice-president, health adult services, UCSF Medical Center), Daphne Stannard (director and chief nurse researcher, Institute for Nursing Excellence, UCSF Medical Center), and Alberto Garcia (patient care director, health adult services,UCSF Medical Center). Why are we sharing this? UCSF’s Center for Digital HealthContinue reading “Nurses identify 10 needs health startup should focus on”

Hospital re-admissions

In 2012, there were approximately 847,000 hospital stays for mood disorders and 383,000 stays for schizophrenia. ■ Within 30 days, 9.0 percent of initial inpatient stays for mood disorders were readmitted with a principal diagnosis of mood disorders, 12.6 percent were readmitted with any diagnosis of mood disorders, and 15.0 percent were readmitted for anyContinue reading “Hospital re-admissions”

Hospital costs in the USA

Assessment of Cost Trends and Price Differences for U. S. Hospitals March 2011 Margaret E. Guerin-Calvert, Vice Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Guillermo Israilevich, Vice President ASSESSMENT OF COST DRIVERS AND TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE AND THE HOSPITAL SECTOR Hospital care accounts for a steady proportion of national expenditures on healthcare, approximately 30%, and is projectedContinue reading “Hospital costs in the USA”

Notice Regarding Standards For Medi-Cal Eligibility, Save A Senior

If you or your spouse is in or is entering a nursing facility, read this important message! You or your spouse do not have to use all your resources, such as savings, before Medi-Cal might help pay for all or some of the costs of a nursing facility. You should be aware of the followingContinue reading “Notice Regarding Standards For Medi-Cal Eligibility, Save A Senior”