Physician empathy is associated with greater patient satisfaction and outcomes, researchers found, according to a column published March 26 in the American Osteopathic Association’s magazine, The DO. John Licciardone, DO, and Yen Tran, established the Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical…
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A Michigan resident died in January after contracting rabies from a recently transplanted organ, officials confirmed with Becker’s March 27. The patient underwent an organ transplant at an unnamed Ohio hospital in December, according to the Michigan Department of Health…
Reorganizing and rebranding board committees helped Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic elevate patient safety to the same priority level as finance, according to CEO emeritus Nancy Howell Agee, MSN, BSN. Ms. Agee spoke with Mindy Estes, MD, former CEO of Kansas…
More than a year after its suspension, the heart transplant program at Richmond (Va.) VA Medical Center is under investigation, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported March 24. A source familiar with the investigation told the Times-Dispatch the probe was opened in…
One employee was injured in a shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy (Mich.) Hospital March 20. The Troy Police Department said in a live briefing it responded to reports of gunfire in the parking garage around 7:08 a.m. Lt. Ben…
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to end most medical treatments for gender dysphoria, officials announced March 17. The announcement comes three days after NPR obtained an internal VA memo penned by Steven Lieberman, the department’s acting undersecretary…
When Ghazala Sharieff, MD, chief medical and operations officer of San Diego-based Scripps Health, first took over quality in January 2020, one of her first tasks was to improve all of their hospitals' LeapFrog scores. At the time, they had…
As healthcare leaders increasingly focus on building a culture of safety, CMS’ Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) has emerged as a cornerstone for achieving and sustaining compliance with regulatory standards. Yet, while the significance of PSSM is widely acknowledged, its…
In February, an Australian man became the first person in the world to be discharged with a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart.
After almost 20 years, Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health is restarting its lung transplant program.