A surgical recovery program implemented by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has so far shown a reduction in length of hospital stays by two days and a 44 percent decrease in opioid usage.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Mayo Clinic leads deployment of new cardiac arrest treatment
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is leading an effort in the city alongside first responders to assess whether patients who do not respond to shock treatments during cardiac arrest outside the hospital are candidates for extracorporeal membrane oxyge…
COVID-19 linked to higher risk for diabetes, hypertension post-infection
Cedars-Sinai researchers have confirmed a link between COVID-19 infections and a heightened risk for developing diabetes, according to a Feb. 14 press release.
Patient experience to be focus of Aramark Healthcare's new partnership
Enhancing patient experiences and improving outcomes is something that often reaches beyond the four walls of their hospital room into hallways, parking lots and, ultimately, their community. When patients do better, so do the facilities that serve the…
185 top hospital units for care quality, per nurses
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses selected 185 hospital units nationwide as the winners of its 2022 Beacon Award for Excellence, the organization said Feb. 9.
5 steps to prevent instances of retained surgical items
Although rare, surgical tools or items are unintentionally left inside a patient in about 1,500 out of 28 million surgery operations each year in the U.S., which can result in significant harm. As part of a national workgroup effort, 114 healthcare fac…
Atrium Health unveils research on how gun violence affects hospitals, patients
North Carolina has been the site of several mass shootings throughout the last several years, and Atrium Health, one of the state’s largest health systems, has in turn seen an increase in the number of gunshot victims. Between 2017 and 2021, the health…
California hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding over patient safety violations
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is at risk of losing Medicare reimbursements due to patient safety concerns, Bay Area News Group reported Feb. 7.
UTI drug shows success in fighting deadly brain-eating amoeba
When a patient in California was diagnosed with a rare and highly fatal brain-eating amoebic infection, physicians concocted a treatment plan that included nitroxoline — the drug most commonly known for treating urinary tract infections — which ultimat…
Regular cannabis users may require more anesthesia before procedures
A growing body of research and anecdotal reports indicate people who regularly use cannabis require more anesthesia during medical procedures. The challenge is getting patients to be honest about their use, experts told The Wall Street Journal in a Feb…
