Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes

AHA, FBI partner to mitigate healthcare targeted violence: 4 things to know

The American Hospital Association and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit have collaborated to create resources to mitigate targeted violence in healthcare settings, including threat assessment and prevention strategies. 

Mayo team performs first paired living-donor liver transplants

Surgeons at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic recently performed the health system’s first paired living-donor liver transplants, marking a significant step in expanding treatment options for patients with liver failure.

4 thoracic societies collaborate to standardize clinical practice guidelines

Four thoracic societies are collaborating to develop standardized guidelines for clinical practice to improve patient care and safety.

Black patients less likely to receive multimodal pain management after surgery: Study

Black patients were 29% less likely to receive multimodal analgesia involving four or more modes following surgical procedures, according to research presented Oct. 20 at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting. .

ECRI: 4 factors fueling preventable harm

Despite decades of effort, the healthcare industry has failed to achieve meaningful progress in patient safety goals, according to Emergency Care Research Institute President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD. 

Repeat fasting dangerous for orthopedic surgeries, study finds

Patients who undergo several orthopedic surgeries in hospitals face a high risk of malnutrition, which can delay recovery and cause death, according to a study of more than 28 million patients. 

Police shoot armed man at Kentucky hospital

A police officer shot and injured an armed man at Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Baptist Health Hardin hospital on Oct. 19, Fox affiliate WDRB reported.

IV nutrition shortages leave patients in limbo: What to know

Hurricane Helene-related IV supply shortages have left parenteral nutrition-dependent patients in limbo, according to an Oct. 18 report from KFF Health NewsKFF Health News.

IV nutrition shortages leave patients in limbo: What to know

Hurricane Helene-related IV supply shortages have left parenteral nutrition-dependent patients in limbo, according to an Oct. 18 report from KFF Health NewsKFF Health News.

New heart stent could prevent surgeries for thousands of children

The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children avoid multiple open-heart surgeries as they grow up…