Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Viewpoint: Quality measures fail to determine a physician's value
Although insurers and governments have tried to measure physicians' caliber using various metrics, what constitutes a success in medicine — and who's responsible for it — is often unclear, a physician writes in The Washington Post. - 7/24/18 -
1 dead in Arkansas' hep A outbreak
The Arkansas Department of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated for hepatitis A amid an outbreak in the northeast part of the state, according to Arkansas Online. - 7/24/18 -
Physicians don't see the financial distress of cancer treatments, study finds
Physicians do not sufficiently recognize or address cancer patients' financial distress spurred by high treatment costs, according to a study published July 23 in Cancer. - 7/23/18 -
Most hepatitis B patients don't get treatment, CDC finds
Of an estimated 257 million people infected with hepatitis B in 2016, only 27 million people knew they had the infection, and just 4.5 million received treatment, a CDC report found. - 7/23/18 -
New hospital certification offered for heart failure treatment
The American Heart Association and The Joint Commission launched a cardiovascular certification program for hospitals looking to ensure patients with heart failure can access the latest evidence-based care. - 7/23/18 -
How a Lean-based QI program increased discharges by noon
A study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety examines the effectiveness of a Lean Six Sigma-based quality improvement program on timing of patient discharge. - 7/23/18 -
New hand hygiene data collection process uses Google
Researchers from University of Louisville (Ky.) School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine and New York City-based Lenox Hill Hospital developed a new hand hygiene data collection process and an automated reporting engine. - 7/23/18 -
Escaped patient found after fleeing New York hospital
A barefoot patient who escaped from Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., was found five hours later, according to News 12 The Bronx. - 7/23/18 -
44 states affected by salmonella outbreak tied to live poultry
The CDC on July 13 confirmed a multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to poultry. - 7/23/18 -
How Illinois hospital nurses are improving care for sexual assault patients
After a report found only 32 of more than 196,000 Illinois nurses are certified to treat adult sexual assault patients, nurses at four metro-east hospitals completed training to help provide better care and support for these patients, the Belleville News-Democrat reports. - 7/20/18 -
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: End-of-life care not improving fast enough
Although end-of-life care quality has improved since 2000, with a recent study finding fewer patients are dying in hospitals and more are dying at home, Ezekiel Emanuel, MD and PhD, told Medscape Medical News progress isn't coming fast enough. - 7/20/18 -
Physicians who visit patients after hospital stay give better discharge plans, study finds
When resident physicians visit former hospital patients' homes, they can better evaluate patient needs and understand how community services keep patients out of hospitals, a study published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education found. - 7/20/18 -
Health officials praise Kentucky for hep A outbreak response
Efforts to curb a serious Hepatitis A in Louisville, Ky., are gaining attention from state and federal public health officials, according to WDRB.com. - 7/20/18 -
Antibiotic-resistant salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey sickens 90
The CDC on July 19 confirmed an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to several brands of raw turkey. - 7/20/18 -
Houston hospital's heart transplant program to lose Medicare funding Aug. 17
CMS will cut off Medicare funding for Houston-based Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center's heart transplant program Aug. 17, according to the Houston Chronicle. - 7/20/18 -
Heart attacks in pregnant women on the rise, study says
More women are experiencing heart attacks during pregnancy or child birth, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. - 7/19/18 -
10 things emergency department patients want during a hospital stay
For patients who find themselves in the emergency department, communication from clinicians is key to giving them a better experience. - 7/19/18 -
6 nurses in same unit pregnant at Wake Forest Baptist
Patients at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have deemed a group of six nurses working in the hospital's Comprehensive Cancer Center the "Fabulous Six-Pack," as they all became pregnant within several months of each other, reports the Winston-Salem Journal. - 7/19/18 -
Florida man dies of bacterial infection linked to raw oysters
A 71-year-old man died July 10 after contracting a bacterial infection from eating raw oysters at a restaurant in Sarasota, Fla., according to USA Today. - 7/19/18 -
Outpatient follow-up visits linked to fewer hospital readmissions, study finds
With mixed conclusions regarding the direct effect of outpatient follow-up care and readmission rates researchers at Advocate Healthcare conducted a study to establish between outpatient follow-up care and hospital readmissions, according to a study published in PLOS One. - 7/19/18
