On any given day in a national network of U.S. children's hospitals, more than one-third of hospitalized children received an antibiotic, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Videotaping staff members performing CPR in the emergency department may help improve resuscitation rates, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The findings of a new study suggest that twins should only be delivered after 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Diagnostic errors and maternal health issues are the top two patient safety concerns for healthcare organizations in 2020, as ranked by patient safety organization ECRI Institute.
Last year, scientists revealed they had cured an HIV patient for the second time in recorded history. That individual, dubbed the "London Patient," is now revealing his identity, reports The New York Times.
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CMS seeks to streamline the log-in process for hospitals reporting data on QualityNet by switching to a new identity management system this spring, reports AHA News.
A program implemented at Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health helped cut post-surgery opioid prescriptions by 64 percent, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
The University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing will attempt to replicate and study its own transitional care model at four other health systems through a $6 million grant from Arnold Ventures, a Houston-based foundation known for investing in Civica Rx.
Hospitals have treated nearly 150 people in the wake of tornadoes in central Tennessee early March 3, according to the American Hospital Association. The death toll currently stands at 24, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Medicaid managed care plans — which serve two-thirds of all Medicaid enrollees — have consistently improved performance on more than 25 quality metrics since 2014, according to a report from America's Health Insurance Plans.