I still remember my time as a university graduate student involved with research.  By Daya Devanathan MS, Clinical Research Coordinator, Bone and Joint Replacement Center at Weiss Memorial Hospital &Allan Tachauer, MD, FACP, Associate Director Internal Medicine Residency Program, Weiss Memorial Hospital - 5/22/18

After examining hospital discharge rates, researchers found patients discharged from crowded hospital wards were more likely to be readmitted in the next 30 days, according to data reported at the American Thoracic Society 2018 International Conference.  By Megan Knowles - 5/22/18

The National Ebola Training and Education Center will hold a workshop Aug. 7 and 8 at the Emory University Conference Center in Atlanta to prepare healthcare leaders for Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases.  By Megan Knowles - 5/22/18

As hospitals face inpatient bed shortages, psychiatric boarding — making patients who need psychiatric treatment wait for prolonged periods in emergency departments because of mental health resource shortages — has become a particular problem for mentally ill patients, Nathaniel Morris, MD, physician in psychiatry at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine, writes in The Washington Post.  By Megan Knowles - 5/22/18

Patients at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis may face delays of crucial implant procedures because of accounting errors in the facility's budget, WRTV reports.  By Megan Knowles - 5/22/18

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement on May 22 introduced a committee tasked with creating a national strategy to improve patient safety.  By Mackenzie Bean - 5/22/18

Implementation of a safety program developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is linked to a significant reduction in surgical site infections among colorectal surgery patients.  By Anuja Vaidya - 5/21/18

All 10 regions in the U.S. reported outpatient flu activity below region-specific baselines for the week ending May 12. However, two states still experienced widespread flu activity, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.  By Mackenzie Bean - 5/21/18

Preliminary data indicate the rate of sepsis mortality related to overall patient deaths is dropping at University Health Care System in Augusta, Ga. So what are they doing differently?  By Leo Vartorella - 5/21/18

After a systemwide computer network outage hit Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health May 14, two nurses at Sacramento-based Sutter Medical Center claim some patients were admitted May 15, after the outage, despite the hospital not having critical patient information, according to The Sacramento Bee.  By Megan Knowles - 5/21/18

Livingston, N.J.-based Saint Barnabas Medical Center has made significant strides in quality improvement since implementing its Clinical Excellence and Effectiveness program in 2017.  By Mackenzie Bean - 5/18/18

The devastating and unpredictable impact of the 2017-2018 flu season serves as a reminder and another warning to America’s healthcare system about the critical importance of infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology, and the role they play in protecting us from serious outbreaks.  By Eve Humphreys, MBA, Executive Director, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; and Katrina Crist, MBA, CEO, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology - 5/18/18

A chemotherapy drug for women with a certain type of early stage breast cancer may be just as effective when used half as long as currently recommended, a new study suggests.  By Kelly Gooch - 5/18/18

A study, published in JAMA Cardiology, examined interventional cardiologists' views on how public reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes affects decision making.  By Anuja Vaidya - 5/18/18

The House is scheduled to vote next week on a "right-to-try" bill, which would allow terminally ill patients to take drugs undergoing clinical trials and that have not been fully approved by the FDA. But FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, said if the bill passes, the agency would have to work harder to protect patients than it would under alternative legislation, he told STAT.  By Megan Knowles - 5/18/18

While the transition to value-based care has taken longer than expected, the inertia behind the shift is decades old and unlikely to cease regardless of governmental policy.  By Brian Zimmerman - 5/18/18

As hospitals evaluate ways to improve patient outcomes, advance patient safety and address staffing shortages while minimizing costs, they face a pressing concern: How can they provide 24/7 monitoring for high-risk patients without incurring unsustainable labor costs?  By Julie Spitzer - 5/18/18

CMS has opened an investigation into St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital days after the state's healthcare agency cited the hospital for not reporting two medical errors in which needles were left in patients' hearts after surgery, according to the Tampa Bay Times.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/18/18

Replacing Charge Nurses with Clinical Nurse Leaders in the ED  By Nick Chmielewski, MSN, RN, CEN, CNML, NE-BC, FAEN and Larry Faulkner, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN Philips Blue Jay Consulting - 5/17/18

A study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, examined the use of an automated system to detect ventilator-associated events in real time.  By Anuja Vaidya - 5/17/18