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Hospital performance will be evaluated based on the 30-day readmission measures that are currently part of the Medicare pay-for-reporting program and reported on Hospital Compare. The ACA requires the CMS to modify the measures to exclude planned readmissions.

Establishing specific criteria to sound the rapid- response alarm can help bolster the resolve of a nurse working alone late at night

The number of centers is on the rise, but skeptics wonder if they're necessary

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Well-wired hospitals can track own patients' meds; beyond that, the process is very limited

Better programs urged for those affected; a growing number are boys, young men

Value-based purchasing emphasizes quality, patient experience

Critics call them an ineffective Band-Aid; advocates say the teams save lives if they are well thought out