For a decade, California’s number of emergency departments dwindled as the state grew in population, leading to longer ED wait times in a state of 39 million people, according to a UCSF study published in JAMA.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Pennsylvania agency makes reporting newborn injury details voluntary for hospitals
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has changed course and voted to make reporting on newborn injuries and deaths optional, PennLive reported July 11.
The tech helping clinicians treat COVID patients faster
Natural language processing is being used to speed up care for COVID-positive patients, according to a study from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Positive correlation found between severe COVID-19, antibiotics
Researchers found that repeated antibiotic exposure might lead to severe COVID-19, according to a study published July 5 in The Lancet.
Reframing value-based care: Mass General Brigham weighs in
A study by Mass General Brigham suggests a new framework health systems can use to improve care management and advance value-based care.
Hospitals average a D+ for pediatric emergency care: 3 notes
A recent study found emergency departments are making progress but still falling behind national guidelines for pediatric emergency care.
Officers shoot, kill armed man at Michigan hospital
A 66-year-old man with a rifle was shot and killed by police officers outside of Trinity Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital July 9, according to The Detroit News.
How North Carolina hospitals treated a case of flesh-eating disease
Collaboration between experts at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford and Duke University Hospital in Durham saved the life of a woman who contracted necrotizing fasciitis — better known as flesh-eating disease — in June, WRAL News reported July 6.&nbs…
City may be liable for woman's hospital bill after paramedics take her to wrong hospital
A Colorado woman said paramedics put her life at risk by refusing to take her to her hospital of choice, and the city may be liable for her out-of-network hospital bills, CBS Colorado reported July 5.
San Diego hospital improperly documented patient who died after leaving ICU: State report
While findings by the California Department of Health stopped short of holding a San Diego metro area hospital responsible for failing to detain a patient who died shortly after leaving the facility, the department did file a “statement of deficiencies…
