This episode features Dr. Steven R. Smith, Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President at AdventHealth. Here, he discusses his work with the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, a research study aiming to aid early detection & treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Susan Jackiewicz, Administrator, Neuroscience Service Line at UVA Health, & Ava Speciale, Nurse Manager Trauma & Surgical Subspecialties Acute Care & Inpatient WOC Team at UVA Health. Here, they discuss the ramping up of, their work preventing, & what should…
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jordan Messler, Chief Medical Officer at Glytec, to discuss the Hospital Inpatient Quality-Reporting (IQR) Program and the two new glycemic management eCQMs on severe hypo and hyperglycemia. Tune in to learn more…
In this episode, we are joined by TeamHealth clinicians Dr. Michael Corvini, Southeast Division President and Dr. Rohit Uppal, Chief Clinical Officer, Hospitalist Services to discuss the impact of current industry challenges on high-quality hospital medicine services and how TeamHealth…
State health officials cited St. Luke's Hospital-Monroe Campus for failing to properly monitor a patient experiencing suicidal ideation, The Morning Call reported March 27.
U.S. Catholic bishops issued a guideline March 20 that encourages Catholic hospitals to not offer gender-affirming medical treatments.
It's time for healthcare organizations to label health inequities as "never events" and abandon the idea that eliminating them is a "journey" or "marathon," Maulik Joshi, DrPH, president and CEO of Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health, wrote in a March 25…
Requiring the name and phone number of the individual responsible for picking a patient up and transporting them home after a procedure involving anesthetics has been routine safety practice for years — but can it be more of a burden…
Two recent studies found COVID-19 vaccination and Paxlovid can reduce the risk of long COVID, CNN reported March 23.
The first confirmed link between Parkinson's disease and a red brain pigment has been made by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.