The Joint Commission recognized one person and two organizations for excellence in patient safety and healthcare quality. The John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, launched in 2002, recognize major achievements by individuals and organizations to improve care and…
Patient Safety & Outcomes
There is a small, but growing group of people who are pushing patient care into the future: nurse scientists. Nurse scientists, also referred to as nurse researchers, are nurses who have pursued a PhD and conduct research. Most commonly found…
Vizient has awarded more than 120 health systems and hospitals for their clinical quality and sustainability practices. The awards are based on Vizient’s Quality and Accountability Study, which evaluates performance improvement across more than 1,400 healthcare facilities. Six domains in…
On Jan. 1, CMS will begin implementation of a new alternative payment system for select hospitals. The Transforming Episode Accountability Model will hold participating hospitals responsible for the care quality, costs and post-acute coordination associated with five surgical procedures. The…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has become the first health system in Illinois to offer minimally invasive thoracic surgeries through a single incision using Intuitive’s da Vinci SP surgical system. The robotic platform allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through a small…
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Last year’s flu season was among the most severe since 2010, according to newly published data from the CDC. During the 2024-25 flu season, the hospitalization rate was 127.1 per 100,000 population, according to the report, published Sept. 11. The…
Treating chronic disease and population health just became easier for Sentara Health. The Norfolk, Va.-based health system rolled out a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management program in partnership with HealthSnap. The initiative launched across 12 primary care sites…
Data from more than 750 hospitals indicate the most effective tool to reduce inpatient falls is sensor technology, according to a Sept. 10 report from Sg2, a Vizient company. Fall-prevention sensor technologies, such as bed, chair and toilet alarms, can…
The Make America Healthy Again Commission, a newly created advisory body under HHS, published a report on chronic disease and children’s health Sept. 9. The commission’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy” covers a slew of topics, including environmental chemicals,…
Around the time when West Texas declared its measles outbreak over, the CDC published a measles assessment tool for infection control in healthcare settings. The assessment, rolled out Aug. 18, is intended to aid health departments and healthcare facilities in…