Patient Safety & Outcomes

In March, Healthgrades recognized 438 hospitals in 40 states that excel in quality care while preventing serious safety events during hospital stays. These hospitals represent the top 10% in the nation for patient safety. Becker’s reached out to some of…

In the spring of 2025, Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis (Tenn.) leaders launched a new huddle system that improved physician satisfaction, patient experience and cut length of stay. Coming out of the pandemic, the hospital struggled with patient flow and higher…

Hospitals are increasingly recognizing the value of dedicated clinics to support the more than half of intensive care unit survivors who experience “post-intensive care syndrome,” KFF Health News reported April 10. More than 5 million people are admitted to intensive…

Michigan hospitals reduced the use of chest X-rays on children with respiratory illness by nearly 40%, Medscape reported April 8. The results, published April 7 in Pediatrics, came from the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative, a statewide quality improvement and…

HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has spent none of its $345 million budget for the current fiscal year, according to an April 7 Roll Call article. AHRQ, created in 1999, is the only federal agency focused solely on…

Conway (Ark.) Regional Medical Center evacuated its emergency department after a cooling tower on a lower level roof caught fire. The Conway Fire Department was called to the fire at 6:02 a.m. April 5, according to a hospital statement posted…

The Joint Commission launched two outcomes-driven certifications March 30: one for perinatal care and the other for cardiac procedures.  The perinatal care certification will evaluate hospitals’ maternal and newborn outcomes and patient care experiences. The cardiac certification will encompass several…

CMS is piloting a new program that permits some clinicians to offer certain hemp-derived products to Medicare patients as part of their care plans. The new Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive is part of CMS’ Innovation Center model-testing framework, designed…

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag named Aaron Ahearn, MD, PhD, surgical director for its liver and kidney transplant program. The program builds off Hoag’s liver and pancreas program and has been five years in development, according to a March 27 system…

Over the past few years, Ascension has increased mammograms by 10,000 and colon cancer screenings by 40,000 by using text-based “digital nudge” programs that prompt patients to schedule and complete care. The St. Louis-based system is now building on those…