Hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission will soon have access to a new optional support model designed to strengthen performance between surveys, the organization said Oct. 29. Three things to know: 1. The optional “Continuous Engagement” model will launch Jan.…
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest health system with 190 hospitals, improved stroke cause identification by 33% through a pilot program at 10 of its stroke centers. HCA launched the Getting to the Heart of Stroke initiative in collaboration…
Mercy Health has suspended mammography services at its hospitals in Tiffin and Perrysburg — both in Ohio — after accreditors found issues with the quality of images during a review at the facilities. The American College of Radiology, which accredits…
Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has established an advanced leukemia clinical and research program to expand access to clinical trials and novel therapies for patients in the region. The Cal’s Angels Advanced Leukemia Clinical and Research Program…
Three states have successfully made statutory changes to replace the title “physician assistant” with “physician associate,” according to an Oct. 28 news release from the American Academy of Physician Associates. Here are five things to know: 1. In April 2024,…
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Mass General Brigham surgeons have removed a genetically edited pig kidney from a patient, Tim Andrews, after nearly nine months — making the 67-year-old the longest-living recipient of a pig kidney. In January, Mr. Andrews, of Concord, N.H., was the…
Philadelphia’s health department issued an advisory after emergency departments reported an increase in the number of seizures. For the Oct. 7 advisory, the department looked at the number of drug use-related emergency department visits that involved a chief complaint or…
For the first time, the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics co-created updated guidelines on neonatal resuscitation. The AHA and AAP published the recommendations Oct. 22 regarding emergency cardiovascular care and CPR for infants and children in…
In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. In 2023, Louisiana had one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the…
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital has been placed in immediate jeopardy and must come into compliance with Medicare conditions of participation by Nov. 9, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based…