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To predict pressure injuries, new tool 20% better than current 'coin flip'
A machine learning model accurately predicted the risk of about 3 in 4 hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a new study. -
NQF to update 'never event' reporting
The National Quality Forum is aiming to modernize and standardize serious adverse event reporting via a new patient safety effort. -
Memorial Hermann hospital halts 2nd transplant program in 5 days
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston is halting its kidney transplant program days after announcing it would stop its liver transplant program, The Houston Chronicle reported April 9. -
Jefferson hospital hit with warning after patient disappeared from ED
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University Hospital received an immediate jeopardy warning — and resolved it in a few hours — after a disoriented nursing home resident walked out of the emergency department unnoticed, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported April 9. -
Patient injured in Oklahoma hospital fire
A fire in an intensive care unit room at Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest Medical Center resulted in one patient being injured and six being moved to another unit. -
Viewpoint: Regulating TikTok would help medical information — a ban would not
TikTok can be a powerful platform for sharing medical information, and legislators should consider a national approach to preventing privacy issues rather than banning the app, Jason Bae, MD, an urgent care physician in Palo Alto, Calif., wrote in an April 8 opinion piece for the San Francisco Chronicle. -
5 hospitalized after New York ambulance crash
Five people were taken to the hospital after a Syracuse (N.Y.) Fire Department ambulance crashed into an SUV April 5, informnny.com reported. -
Mass General discharges patient after world's 1st pig kidney transplant
The recipient of the world's first genetically-edited pig kidney was discharged from Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital on April 3, a mere 18 days after undergoing the groundbreaking transplant. -
Mass General Brigham adjusts policy on child neglect reports
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham will stop reporting suspected abuse or neglect to child welfare officials solely because a baby is born exposed to drugs, The Boston Globe reported April 2. -
5 most challenging requirements in 2023: Joint Commission
Maintaining infection prevention and control during disinfection and sterilization activities was the most challenging compliance standard for hospitals in 2023, according to The Joint Commission. -
How 13 roles rate their hospital's safety culture
Senior managers have the most positive perceptions of their organization's safety culture, while security workers have the lowest, new data from Press Ganey shows. -
Hospitals' safety culture gap
Healthcare workers' perceptions of safety at their organizations is improving, though a gap still remains between senior leaders and front-line workers, according to an April 2 Press Ganey report. -
Leapfrog ranks diagnostic error recommendations
On April 1, Leapfrog updated its list of 29 diagnostic error practice recommendations after hospital leaders asked for a hierarchy. -
Only 68% of patients feel 'very safe' in hospitals: Report
Patients' perception of hospital safety has worsened since the pandemic, according to an April 2 Press Ganey report. -
12% of pneumonia cases are misdiagnosed, study finds
Among 17,290 adults who were hospitalized for pneumonia in Michigan, 1 in 8 were misdiagnosed, according to a new study. -
Physicians jump into 'Wild West' of cosmetic surgery — and some patients suffer
Every week, the emergency department at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center sees a patient who experienced a serious complication from cosmetic surgery that was performed by a physician with no background in the specialty, according to a March 31 Los Angeles Times report. It is one example of the consequences of physicians with no surgical training flocking to the cosmetics world and patients' potential lack of awareness on the matter. -
Details emerge on HCA Mission's EMTALA violation
CMS has approved HCA Mission Hospital's plan of correction to address a violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act regulators uncovered at the Asheville, N.C., hospital during a visit last November. -
HHS, CMS update patient consent guidance
HHS and CMS released updated guidance on informed patient consent at teaching hospitals and medical schools regarding sensitive examinations. -
How 95 top hospitals address diagnostic errors
For each of the 29 recommended practices to reduce diagnostic errors, Leapfrog found at least 60% of leading hospitals are working on enforcing the practice. But full compliance is low. -
Nation's 1st double lung-liver transplant performed at Northwestern
Surgeons at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine successfully completed the nation's first double-lung and liver transplant, the health system said March 28.
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