Thomson Reuters released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge mortality; and readmission rates for acute [ Read More ]
For 2012, 51% Plan to Exercise More; 35% Plan to Lose Weight Roughly one-third of Americans say they have made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight in the last five years and 42 percent of people who said they smoke regularly in that timeframe pledged to quit the habit, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR [ Read More ]
More than one-quarter of Americans are concerned about the value and safety of vaccines and 21.4 percent believe vaccines can cause autism, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll. Thomson Reuters and NPR conduct the monthly poll to gauge attitudes and opinions on a wide range of health issues. In the latest survey in the [ Read More ]
A study released has found vast differences from one city to the next in the amount spent on healthcare for Americans with employer-sponsored health plans. The Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters conducted and funded the study, which assessed the use and cost of healthcare services for 23.5 million Americans in 382 metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in [ Read More ]
One in five Americans reports having at least one household member with a food allergy or intolerance, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll. Thomson Reuters and NPR developed the monthly poll to gauge attitudes and opinions on a wide range of health issues. The latest survey in the series finds that among the 20 [ Read More ]
Thomson Reuters released its annual study identifying the top U.S. hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular services. The study, now in its twelfth year, for the first time singled out 50 hospitals rather than the traditional practice of naming 100 winners. “We’ve chosen a more elite group of winners this year. These hospitals have raised the bar [ Read More ]