Hospitals now have until Jan. 4, 2019, to submit data for the Hybrid Hospitalwide Readmissions measure to CMS' Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
A patient reportedly smuggled a gun into the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis campus in Topeka on Dec. 14 and shot himself, according to WIBW-13 News.
Medical organizations have recommended that Missouri hospital physicians decrease their opioid prescriptions, according to St. Louis Public Radio.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed a patient at University Hospital in Tamarac, Fla., on Dec. 1.
A natural gas leak forced Erie, Pa.-based UPMC Hamot to divert patients to other hospitals and move emergency room patients to other parts of the facility, according to a Go Erie news report.
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Humana released its annual value-based care report detailing how tying payment to performance outcomes affected Medicare Advantage patients and their providers.
A patient in Tampa, Fla., died after the ambulance that picked him up broke down, and it took almost an hour to get him to the hospital, according to ABC Action News.
For years, providers viewed opioids as the go-to pain therapy for patients. However, many hospitals are now rethinking pain management protocols amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.
More than 75,000 U.S. children sought treatment at emergency rooms due to gun-related injuries from 2006-2014, according to a study covered by the Los Angeles Times.
UPMC McKeesport (Pa.) Hospital closed four patient rooms after mold was discovered during routine maintenance, according to a CBS Local news report.