The Joint Commission recently released its first-ever guidance on the use of AI in healthcare and published its annual report on sentinel events. Below are five key actions and updates from the accrediting body, starting with the most recent:

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has been named the inaugural recipient of The Joint Commission’s Healthcare Innovation Award, which recognizes hospital and health systems with a strong culture of innovation that advances care quality and patient safety. The academic health system…

Infections caused by a highly drug-resistant and dangerous bacteria known as NDM-producing carpabenem-resistant Enterobacterales, or NDM-CRE, have surged by more than 460% in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023, according to a CDC report. NDM-CRE are resistant to some of…

The District of Columbia has the most active nurse practitioners per capita, while Hawaii has the fewest for the second year in a row, according to a ranking from KFF.  KFF requested from Redi-Data the number of active state-licensed nurse…

California is getting a new medical school in San Joaquin County, CBS News reported Sept. 22. Here is what is currently known: 1. The school will be operated by Milpitas, Calif.-based Aria University, a private nonprofit, and will be the…

Tallahassee-based Florida State University received a $10 million gift to expand its nurse education program. The gift comes from the Fairholme Foundation and is the largest-ever to the College of Nursing, according to a Sept. 22 university news release. The…

The Trump administration is reportedly considering exempting physicians and medical residents from a newly imposed $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. News of the possible exemptions come after healthcare industry groups raised concerns that the new fee could deter international…

The FDA is notifying clinicians that Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy can be associated with an increased risk of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; leading healthcare organizations say these claims are unfounded.   During a Sept. 22 press conference, President Donald Trump…

Hospitals acquired by private equity firms experience a higher patient death rate in emergency departments than other hospitals, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.  The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago…

CMS’ Part D Senior Savings Model effectively increased insulin use while reducing out-of-pocket costs among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a RAND report published Sept. 22.  The program also decreased costs for the federal government though Medicare beneficiaries who do not…