Thursday, March 17, 2011

Regions With Higher Rate of Diagnoses Have Lower Fatality Rate For Chronic Conditions


An examination of data for more than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries finds that hospital regions that have a greater frequency of diagnoses have a lower case-fatality rate for chronic conditions such as coronary artery disease and kidney failure, according to a study in the March 16 issue of JAMA.
—American Medical Association (AMA)

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