In 2024, healthcare facilities voluntarily reported 1,575 serious harmful events to The Joint Commission, which has been tracking sentinel events since 1996. The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as a patient safety event that results in severe temporary harm,…
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Portland-based MaineHealth is expanding its Trellis Health primary care service to offer individual and household memberships. The memberships, which start at $109 per month, offer access to a multi-disciplinary team including a primary care physician, behavioral health specialist, pharmacist, physical…
HHS has released additional details about an initiative that aims to increase accountability and transparency in the nation’s organ transplant system. HHS announced eight reforms to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and organ procurement policies in a Sept. 18…
The Joint Commission recognized one person and two organizations for excellence in patient safety and healthcare quality. The John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, launched in 2002, recognize major achievements by individuals and organizations to improve care and…
There is a small, but growing group of people who are pushing patient care into the future: nurse scientists. Nurse scientists, also referred to as nurse researchers, are nurses who have pursued a PhD and conduct research. Most commonly found…
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Vizient has awarded more than 120 health systems and hospitals for their clinical quality and sustainability practices. The awards are based on Vizient’s Quality and Accountability Study, which evaluates performance improvement across more than 1,400 healthcare facilities. Six domains in…
On Jan. 1, CMS will begin implementation of a new alternative payment system for select hospitals. The Transforming Episode Accountability Model will hold participating hospitals responsible for the care quality, costs and post-acute coordination associated with five surgical procedures. The…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has become the first health system in Illinois to offer minimally invasive thoracic surgeries through a single incision using Intuitive’s da Vinci SP surgical system. The robotic platform allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through a small…
Last year’s flu season was among the most severe since 2010, according to newly published data from the CDC. During the 2024-25 flu season, the hospitalization rate was 127.1 per 100,000 population, according to the report, published Sept. 11. The…
Treating chronic disease and population health just became easier for Sentara Health. The Norfolk, Va.-based health system rolled out a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management program in partnership with HealthSnap. The initiative launched across 12 primary care sites…