The rate of maternal deaths during or shortly after pregnancy rose 40 percent in 2021, making the U.S. the most dangerous place among high-income countries to give birth, The Wall Street Journal reported March 16.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Tampa General opens 1st limb loss prevention program in region
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Institute has opened a new clinic designated to house what it claims is the “first and only” limb preservation program in the region.
COVID-19 rebound not linked to Paxlovid, FDA says
The FDA reviewed Pfizer’s mid-to-late stage clinical trials of Paxlovid and found “no evidence of a higher rate of symptom rebound or moderate symptom rebound.”
5 ways HCA fosters a culture of safety
Quality patient outcomes cannot happen without safety as a foundation, Karla Miller, MD, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s chief patient safety officer, wrote in a March 13 blog post. The hospital operator, like many others, emphasizes patient sa…
Only 44% of quality measures have improved since 2000: AHRQ
A refreshed federal report shows the healthcare industry’s efforts to improve care quality is lagging, with only 44 percent of quality measures improving over the past two decades.
80% of nurses say workload can make it hard to follow safety measures
More than 80 percent of nurses admit that their workload makes it difficult to implement patient safety measures, new research has found.
Vermont hospital uses baby footprints to improve patient safety
Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center started a new safety program for newborn babies involving taking pictures of their feet, CBS affiliate WCAX reported March 13.
4 adverse events hospitals are addressing with technology
Close to 25 percent of patients admitted to hospitals may experience an adverse event that could lead to complications with their condition, medication mishaps or even death, according to data from Harvard Medical School in Boston, but technology may b…
Flu shot may reduce risk for strep A, CDC says
After historic declines of the virus, cases of the highly infectious strain of group A Streptococcus spiked in the fall of 2022, drawing concern from experts. Now, the CDC says the flu vaccine may reduce the risk for strep A.
Omicron less likely to lead to long COVID than original strain, preprint finds
The omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID-19 compared to the coronavirus’s original strain, according to a Swiss study of 1,201 healthcare workers.
