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3 new long COVID-19 study findings
Recent studies on long COVID-19 have quantified the infection's effect on the brain and offered more information on how long symptoms may last. -
75% of people with long-COVID-19 weren't hospitalized, study finds
Seventy-five percent of patients with post-COVID-19 conditions were never hospitalized, a study published May 19 from FAIR Health found. -
Brigham and Women's launches safety network with AMA, Joint Commission
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is partnering with the American Medical Association and The Joint Commission to create a learning network to help health systems conduct more equitable quality and patient safety work, the organizations said May 19. -
CDC, CMS and others call for urgent action on patient safety
A group of federal and industry safety leaders have issued an urgent call for healthcare organizations to rebuild the foundations for safe care that deteriorated during the pandemic. -
Viewpoint: Health systems must start planning for end of Roe v. Wade now
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the criminialization of abortion will have a systemwide effect on the healthcare industry — a potenital reality health systems must start preparing for now, Lisa Harris, MD, PhD, wrote in a May 11 article for The New England Journal of Medicine. -
'A backward step for patient safety': Medical groups respond to RaDonda Vaught sentencing
RaDonda Vaught was sentenced to three years of supervised probation May 13 for a fatal medication error she made in 2017 while working as a nurse at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
55% of COVID-19 survivors have at least one symptom 2 years later, study finds
In what researchers are calling the longest follow-up study to date, findings published May 11 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine suggest more than half of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom two years later. -
Rudeness: A care quality issue
For many people, rude behavior is no more than an unwelcome nuisance. But for those in healthcare, the consequences can be far more detrimental. -
25% of Medicare recipients harmed during hospital stays, HHS says
Twenty-five percent of Medicare enrollees experienced harm during hospital stays in October 2018, according to a May 12 report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General. -
Top 5 most challenging requirements in 2021: Joint Commission
Reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections was the most challenging compliance standard for hospitals in 2021, according to The Joint Commission. -
Interest in IUDs spiked after leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion, OB-GYNs say
Interest in intrauterine devices and other forms of contraception has spiked in the wake of a leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court may strike down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established safe and legal access to abortion as a constitiutional right, The Washington Post reported May 10. -
Severe COVID-19's effect on brain equivalent to 20 years of aging, small study finds
The cognitive impairment caused by severe COVID-19 is equivalent to 20 years of aging or the loss of 10 IQ points, according to a small study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. -
3 medical groups react to Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion
Medical groups reacted with condemnation after a May 3 report from Politico uncovered a draft opinion from the Supreme Court indicating it is poised to strike down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established safe and legal access to abortion as a constitiutional right. -
CDC shares new data on mysterious hepatitis cases: 5 notes
A new report from the CDC provides the most detailed insights yet into the nation's earliest confirmed pediatric acute hepatitis cases potentially linked to an adenovirus. -
A 5-letter fix for medication errors
RaDonda Vaught's conviction for a fatal medication error is drawing newfound attention to the technological vulnerabilities of electronic medication cabinets, Kaiser Health News reported April 29. -
Why 'park prescriptions' are gaining popularity
Physicians are increasingly prescribing a free, effective therapy for patients with various conditions: more time in nature, Time reported April 27. -
Steroids, antibiotics not necessary for most COVID-19 outpatients: CDC
The CDC is reminding clinicians that corticosteroids and antibiotics are usually not recommended for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19. -
Kaiser, Prime Healthcare receive Eisenberg patient safety, quality awards
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum selected Prime Healthcare Services and Kaiser Permanente Northern California as recipients of their John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards in two categories. -
Unclear link between physician burnout, care quality: Study
A study involving physician surveys and Medicare claims data found no consistent relationship between burnout and patient outcomes, according to findings published in the April edition of Health Affairs. -
Some psychiatric conditions may raise risk of breakthrough COVID-19, study finds
Vaccinated people with a history of certain psychiatric conditions may have a higher chance of contracting breakthrough COVID-19, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Network Open.
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