Patient Safety & Outcomes

A study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, examined the clinical effects of prescription opioid use on risk of invasive pneumococcal disease.

For the first time in its history, Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Delta Medical Center set up a second surge tent outside its emergency department Wednesday to manage a sharp increase of flu patients after receiving approval from the California Department of…

A suicidal man with a gun was arrested Tuesday night in the parking lot of Huntersville, N.C.-based Novant Medical Center, according to WSOC.

Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital lifted its suspension of elective surgeries after problems with the facility's sterilization process created a nearly weeklong disruption, reports The Aspen Times.

After an emergency room physician at Tonawanda, N.Y.-based DeGraff Memorial Hospital ruled a man dead in October 2014, a Niagara County coroner said he saw the man breathing in the ER, according to The Buffalo News.

There is no single solution to America’s opioid crisis. With more than 90 Americans dying each day from opioid overdoses, the nation needs comprehensive strategies from multiple stakeholder groups. Hospitals and physicians, of course, play a vital role.

The Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday issued a deregulatory measure to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in underserved, rural communities with few physicians.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance and Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System made significant reductions in opioid use, according to a report from WJHL.

The trauma team at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center treated six victims of a shooting that happened Tuesday at a Kentucky high school 100 miles away, according to The Tennessean.

A false report of a man firing gun shots at Williamsport, Pa.-based UPMC Susquehanna caused police to rush to the facility Wednesday morning, reports the Sun Gazette.