Patient Safety & Outcomes

For the first time in its 14-year history, The Leapfrog Group’s biannual safety grades update omitted hospitals that did not participate in its surveys. The change affects more than 20% of hospitals that would otherwise be graded and comes as…

Five U.S. hospitals have received an “F” safety grade from The Leapfrog Group for spring 2026.  Leapfrog calculates hospital safety grades using up to 22 CMS patient safety measures, data from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and supplemental imputation. Read more…

For every additional patient assigned to a medical-surgical nurse in Pennsylvania, there is an associated 8% increase in fatality risk within 30 days, according to a study published April 30 in Medical Care.  The study analyzed outcomes of nearly 550,000…

HHS outlined an action plan May 4 to “curb psychiatric overprescribing” when clinically indicated, especially for children.  HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., detailed the initiative at a MAHA Institute summit, focusing on evaluating prescription patterns, assessing benefits and harms, and increasing…

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has published new staffing standards for pediatric critical care settings. The resource, “AACN Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Pediatric Critical Care,” outlines seven standards designed to guide nurse staffing practices based on patient age,…

Seattle Children’s Hospital is facing noise complaints from some nearby residents that have led to restrictions on helipad access, straining emergency transport for pediatric patients, NBC affiliate King 5 reported April 29. Each week, the hospital handles three or fewer…

At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting in Chicago, healthcare leaders participated in an executive roundtable sponsored by CSL titled “Unlocking Clinical and Financial Value Through Patient Blood Management.” Chris Hood, PharmD, director, global commercial development, hematology at CSL, and chair-elect, SABM…

Nationwide, hospitals and health systems are accelerating efforts to shift the focus of care delivery from volume to value, with improved patient outcomes seen as a key metric. Achieving that goal requires innovative thinking that reframes care delivery from physician-…

Multi-disciplinary patient blood management (PBM) programs — which go beyond blood bank projects to manage and preserve a patient’s own blood — can improve health outcomes, reduce the cost of care and produce an attractive financial return. These were among…

A machine learning model can help forecast patients’ risk for 18 obesity-related complications and guide treatment prioritization, according to a study published April 30 in Nature Medicine. Researchers analyzed data from about 200,000 adults with overweight or obesity to develop…