In an effort to combat antibiotic resistance, the American College of Physicians outlined best practices to shorten the duration of antibiotic prescriptions for several common bacterial infections in a report published April 6 in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Nearly 11 percent of Black patients say they've experienced discrimination by a healthcare provider or their staff, according to an April 5 analysis from Urban Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
Surgeons at New York City-based Mount Sinai performed the world's first human tracheal transplant during an 18-hour procedure in January, marking the launch of its tracheal transplant program, the health system said April 6.
If "Hospital at Home," is a term you've been hearing more often, you're not alone. The term was coined more than two decades ago, but has gained popularity in the last year as hospitals look to innovative care-delivery models to…
Nearly one-third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the U.K. were readmitted, and they experienced multiorgan dysfunction at higher rates than those without COVID-19, according to research published March 31 in the British Medical Journal.
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Hospitals can utilize enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols to better support patients and reduce negative postoperative outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A patient died after falling from a fifth-floor window at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in Grantville, Calif., according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services has cited seven Wichita-area emergency responders for unprofessional conduct, failing to provide adequate care and failing to follow protocol, reports The Wichita Eagle.
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed one of the nation's first known "COVID to COVID" double-lung transplants on a COVID-19 patient, the Chicago-based health system said this month.
Black adult patients were less likely to be admitted to hospitals considered "high-quality" for several patient safety indicators compared to white patients, according to an Urban Institute analysis published March 29.