Patients exposed to nurse understaffing are more likely to experience higher rates of in-hospital mortality and 30-day readmission rates. These findings, published in JAMA Network Open, underscore the ...

Length of stay (LOS) has long been a critical metric for hospitals and health systems, with significant implications for their financial performance. New data underscores just how impactful even small ...

Hospital length of stay continues to trend downward across much of the U.S., reflecting sustained efforts to improve throughput, manage capacity and shift care to lower-acuity settings, according to ...

A regression discontinuity analysis compared hospitalizations within 28 days before vs after May 12, 2023, leveraging the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency waiver. Qualifying inpatient stays ...