Health Systems Action

March 2024

Does “patient satisfaction” predict hospital readmission?

Discovery Health reviewed 8 years of data from private hospital “patient satisfaction surveys”. They say patients with low scores are more likely to have an unplanned hospital readmission in the 30 days after hospital discharge and that their study identifies responsible gaps in hospital care.   Are they right? I want to discuss these conclusions …

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Eagles, beagles and a moose – change comes to cardiology

This week I attended a webinar series hosted by the Cardiac Arrhythmia Society of Southern Africa (CASSA), taught by cardiologists from the University of Cape Town, focused on Essential ECGs. These are the ones you can’t miss – if you do, your patient might die! I surprised myself by getting the quizzes mostly right. Surprised …

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