In November, CMS placed a Penn Medicine hospital in immediate jeopardy for five hours after a possible preventable death. The corrections were published in late February.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Why researchers from GSK, Duke halted RSV vaccine trial
The risk of preterm birth was 37% higher for mothers involved in a phase 3 respiratory syncytial virus maternal vaccine trial than the control group in a clinical trial led by pharmaceutical giant GSK and researchers from Durham, N.C.-based Duke Univer…
Father, son dead in apparent murder-suicide at AdventHealth Florida hospital
Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an active shooter situation at around 11:26 a.m. on March 14 after a 66-year-old man fatally shot his son and himself after bringing the son to AdventHealth Sebring (Fla.) hospital, local authorit…
Longest surviving iron lung patient dies at 78
Paul Alexander, a Texas man who contracted polio at age 6, which led him to spend the last 72 years in an iron lung for survival, has died, his brother and friends announced March 12 on a GoFundMe page set up to aid with expenses.
Post-discharge suicide prevention often falls short, study finds
Only 4% of 346 surveyed hospitals fully met recommended discharge practices for patients identified as at risk for suicide, according to a study conducted by The Joint Commission.
Primary care shortages linked to more emergency surgeries: Study
People who live in areas where primary care provider shortages are more severe are at higher risk of requiring emergency surgery, according to new findings from a study led by researchers at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor.
18 staff injured in 2 months at Arkansas Children's: 3 notes
In two months, 18 employees of Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s Hospital reported injuries following workplace violence incidents, five of which required medical care, the Arkansas Business reported March 11.
AI makes physicians' notes more patient friendly: NYU Langone
New York City-based NYU Langone Health tested artificial intelligence to see how well it can convert physician notes into accurate lay language that improved patient understanding.
Lack of physician trust is 1 reason patients opt out of bariatric surgery
Around 40% of the U.S. adults experience obesity and 50% of patients in need of bariatric surgery will elect to forgo it. Some do so if they do not trust their physician, research from Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center found.
Man gets brain tapeworm after eating undercooked bacon: Case study
A man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after regularly consuming undercooked bacon, according to a case study published March 7 in the American Journal of Case Reports.
