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    A recent study found emergency departments are making progress but still falling behind national guidelines for pediatric emergency care.
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    A 66-year-old man with a rifle was shot and killed by police officers outside of Trinity Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital July 9, according to The Detroit News. 
  • How North Carolina hospitals treated a case of flesh-eating disease

    Collaboration between experts at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford and Duke University Hospital in Durham saved the life of a woman who contracted necrotizing fasciitis — better known as flesh-eating disease — in June, WRAL News reported July 6. 
  • City may be liable for woman's hospital bill after paramedics take her to wrong hospital

    A Colorado woman said paramedics put her life at risk by refusing to take her to her hospital of choice, and the city may be liable for her out-of-network hospital bills, CBS Colorado reported July 5.
  • COVID-19 vaccine compliance no longer required: Joint Commission

    Effective immediately, The Joint Commission will no longer require hospitals to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccine compliance, the commission announced July 5.
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    While findings by the California Department of Health stopped short of holding a San Diego metro area hospital responsible for failing to detain a patient who died shortly after leaving the facility, the department did file a "statement of deficiencies" report, according to a July 3 San Diego Tribune report.
  • UNOS extends deadline for transplant group, preserving 63 hospitals' access to organs

    More than 60 research hospitals — including Duke, Stanford and the University of California at San Francisco — could soon lose access to organ screening and quick transportation arrangements for transplants as provider Buckeye Transplant Services is in danger of losing access to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Washington Post reported July 4. 
  • After ICU discharge, Alzheimer's patients' risk of dying doubles: Study

    Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are twice as likely to die within a month or during the year following discharge from an intensive care unit compared to patients discharged from the ICU who do not have ADRD, according to a study published July 1 in the American Journal of Critical Care.
  • Perinatal care measure will be optional in 2024: Joint Commission

    CMS will remove the perinatal care electronic clinical quality measure ePC-05 (exclusive breast milk feeding during the newborn's entire hospitalization) from the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program on Jan. 1, 2024.
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    The Joint Commission identified the most challenging compliance standards — those most frequently listed as "not compliant" in hospitals — in 2022, according to surveys completed from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022.
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    Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and other GLP-1 receptor agonists should not be taken before elective surgeries because of a possible risk of vomiting and food entering a patient's airway and lungs, the American Society of Anesthesiologists said June 29. 
  • The blood type linked to higher COVID-19 risk

    People with type A blood are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to those with type O, according to research published June 27 in the journal Blood. 
  • Mayo Clinic: Genetic testing access will improve rare disease research

    Improving access to genetic testing and counseling for the more than 30 million Americans who are living with a rare disease could improve research and ultimately patient outcomes, according to a study led by Mayo Clinic researchers.
  • Miami VA moves dozens of patients due to extreme heat, broken AC

    As temperatures climb to dangerous highs in areas of the Southern U.S., including in South Florida, employees from a Miami VA hospital said they are concerned about ongoing issues with the facility's air conditioning system and how the machine's faults are affecting vulnerable patients, CBS News reported June 25.
  • California officials deny Stanford affiliate's correction plan over PICU issues

    A May 16 corrective action plan submitted by John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Calif., a Stanford Medicine affiliate, was denied by the California Department of Health Care Services after finding that "not all of John Muir Health's proposed plans of correction adequately addressed the deficiencies," a spokesperson for the DHCS told Becker's.
  • HHS: In-hospital delivery-related maternal deaths decreased 57%

    While several recent reports have detailed the ongoing struggles of maternal healthcare in the U.S. and worldwide, a June 22 report from HHS says that between 2008 and 2021, in-hospital delivery-related maternal mortality rates improved by 57 percent.
  • How HCA Healthcare's 200+ person team preps for hurricane season + beyond

    As one of the nation's largest health systems, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA healthcare facilities extend beyond its home base and into the heart of hurricane territory across Florida, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia. Preparing for the season is routine, unlike the unpredictable storms that pose a threat to patients and clinicians if they make landfall. 
  • Growing number of surgeons embrace AR 'smart glasses' during procedures

    Around half of all surgeons have completed some type of training with augmented reality glasses and 49 percent say AR glasses have the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes and reduce errors, according to a report released June 20 from Vuzix, a leading supplier of the technology. 
  • When elective surgeries can occur after a COVID-19 infection: New ASA guidelines

    The American Society of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation updated recommendations for the timing of elective surgeries and anesthesia for patients after a COVID-19 infection.
  • Olympic gold medalist's death speaks volumes about maternal health crisis: Report

    The recent death of track and field star Tori Bowie is yet another example of how the U.S. is failing to keep up with other developed nations in terms of maternal health, according to a Wall Street Journal report June 15. Such perilous outcomes are particularly high among Black women, the report said.

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