On Sept. 1, Ascension Wisconsin will contract with critical care physicians from TeamHealth, a national staffing company. The move may reduce physician levels in some ICUs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Aug. 11. The Wisconsin division of St. Louis-based Ascension…
Patient Safety & Outcomes
CMS has publicly proposed a new rule that would ban Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals that provide sex-trait modification to minors. Becker’s reached out to CMS for clarity on this proposed rule, but has not heard back as of…
In 2022, at least 7.4% of emergency departments across the U.S. did not have an attending physician on-site 24/7, a recent PubMed Central study found. Published in February, the study drew data from 4,621 EDs surveyed in the National ED…
Between 2019 and 2024, the mortality risk for hospitalized surgical patients declined nearly 20%, according to an analysis from Vizient and the American Hospital Association. Several factors contributed to this improvement in surgical outcomes. Between the first quarter of 2019…
In recent weeks, The Joint Commission has introduced major changes to hospital accreditation standards, updated obstetric care requirements and shared plans to retire the “risk” icon from its programs. Below are five key actions and updates from the accrediting body,…
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On Aug. 4, the Department of Veterans Affairs proposed to stop offering abortion care at its hospitals, which would reverse a 2022 rule. From 1999 to 2022, VA hospitals excluded abortions and abortion counseling in its medical benefits package for…
More patients who require hospitalization are waiting hours or days in emergency departments for a bed to open, and the trend has grown worse the past four years, researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor and…
Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) affect 1 in 10 hospitalized adults in the U.S.1 and are responsible for as many as 60,000 deaths annually.2 For hospitals, this means a financial impact to the tune of $11 billion in preventable costs every…
As more health systems suspend gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for minors, the Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether gender-affirming care providers are violating consumer protection laws. The FTC hosted a workshop July 9 concerning unfair or deceptive trade practices…
According to a July report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General, hospitals failed to capture 49% of patient harm events because staff either did not consider them harmful or were not required to disclose them. The OIG established the first…