Patient Safety & Outcomes

Ingesting just one oxycodone tablet and moderately consuming alcohol can increase the risk of respiratory depression, a potentially fatal side effect caused by drug overdose, according to a new study published in the journal Anesthesiology.

A 64-year-old man died Monday after jumping from a balcony inside a medical building on the Barnes-Jewish Hospital campus in St. Louis.

A man was found dead in a bathroom at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria, Ill., early Friday morning after being discharged from the hospital the day prior, according to the Journal Star.

With the increasing volume of procedures being moved to outpatient settings, procedures and processes need to be in place to make ensure patient safety.

CMS launched the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model in April 2016 to compel hospitals to better coordinate care for joint replacement surgery patients in an effort to reduce readmissions and use of expensive post-acute services. The CJR model imposes…

Indianapolis-based Anthem said it wants to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed to policyholders by 30 percent by the end of 2019.

Hospitals are seeing a sharp increase in opioid-related inpatient stays and emergency department visits, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

State police said a man reportedly shot himself inside Logan (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center Wednesday morning, according to MetroNews.

Even though Cook County, Ill., has 19 trauma centers, roughly one-third of gunshot wounds in the county from 2009 to 2013 were treated outside of designated trauma centers, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.

Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush have both been admitted to Houston Methodist, according to a family spokesman.