Patient Safety & Outcomes

The lone pediatric hospital in San Diego County, Rady Children’s Hospital, has seen an increase of youth admissions due to cannabis poisoning, according to a July 16 report from the San Diego Union Tribune. But, according to a new report…

In the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses across all healthcare settings in the U.S., researchers estimate nearly 800,000 people become permanently disabled or die from a diagnostic error, according to a study published July 17 in BMJ. 

Deficiencies at California Medical Center in Los Angeles led to the death of a patient hours after she had a C-section in March, according to a newly released investigation from state regulators.

Cleveland-based MetroHealth is launching a three-year, $2.6 million initiative to improve care and support services for children with autism who are transitioning to adulthood.

Nine hospitals across Washington state have embarked on a focused effort to improve patient safety as part of a campaign led by Washington Hospital Services, according to a July 13 news release.

Since establishing its Comprehensive COVID-19 Center in May 2020, Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has treated nearly 4,000 patients who have experienced lingering issues after a bout with the virus. Today, the center continues to see high demand for patient appointments. 

For a decade, California's number of emergency departments dwindled as the state grew in population, leading to longer ED wait times in a state of 39 million people, according to a UCSF study published in JAMA. 

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has changed course and voted to make reporting on newborn injuries and deaths optional, PennLive reported July 11.

Natural language processing is being used to speed up care for COVID-positive patients, according to a study from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Researchers found that repeated antibiotic exposure might lead to severe COVID-19, according to a study published July 5 in The Lancet.