Patient Safety & Outcomes

Four healthcare groups updated their roadmap on how to safely provide surgical care during the pandemic Aug. 10. 

A group of COVID-19 patients with prolonged symptoms created their own research group to explore why a subfaction of patients still feel sick long after contracting the virus, reports MIT Technology Review.

Care management incidents were the most common type of sentinel event reported in the first half of 2020, according to data The Joint Commission released Aug. 12.

A Massachusetts patient with COVID-19 and pneumonia responded positively to a laser therapy meant to promote healing, according to a case study published in the American Journal of Case Reports.

At least one-third of COVID-19 patients may experience lingering neurological issues after recovering from the infection, health experts told STAT.

Emergency room visits involving respiratory illness jumped the day before a thunderstorm, likely due to changes in atmospheric conditions, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

Aligning value-based efforts across an organization is never easy, especially for a 28-hospital health system with a 400-mile footprint.

Healthgrades has identified 162 hospitals as the recipients of its 2020 Women's Care Awards, the organization said Aug. 11 

Dedicated time, mentorship and participation in a professional quality improvement network are the most significant factors to nurture clinicians' self-efficacy and effectiveness in QI, according to a study published in International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 

The CDC unveiled its "Hear Her" campaign this week to raise awareness about pregnancy-related complications and risk, reports AHA News.