Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes

Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for a man charged with murder who escaped custody at George Washington University Hospital, according to The Washington Post.

Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for a man charged with murder who escaped custody at George Washington University Hospital, according to The Washington Post.

The victim in a possible murder-suicide at a Mississippi hospital has died, NBC affiliate WLBT reported Sept. 6.

A patient at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, who was awaiting felony charges and escaped his restraints, was apprehended Sept. 1, NBC affiliate KGW reported. 

Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide attempt at Jackson, Miss.-based Baptist Memorial Hospital, ABC affiliate WAPT reported Sep. 5.

Plastic surgeons and cosmetic dermatologists are reporting an uptick in patients requesting “Barbie Botox” or “trap tox” — a cosmetic procedure that has gained traction on social media this summer, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 29.

Bangor-based Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical is refuting patient safety claims made by a 15-year-old and his mother, once a physician at the facility, and has put the mother on notice for defamation.

Twenty percent of women reported experiencing mistreatment during pregnancy and delivery care, a new CDC report found.

Twenty percent of women reported experiencing mistreatment during pregnancy and delivery care, a new CDC report found.

Bedside meetings with a patient’s full care team are necessary for continuity of care, safety and outcomes. Though these meetings usually take place in person, evidence shows that virtual multidisciplinary rounds can reduce a patient’s length of stay b…