Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes

ChatGPT overprescribed emergency treatment: UCSF study

ChatGPT is more likely to overprescribe medications and imaging and is less effective than a resident in emergency department care, a University of California San Francisco study found.

3 die in medical helicopter crash

Three crew members died after a medical helicopter crashed in Kentucky, ABC affiliate WLKY reported Oct. 7.

80% of EDs underprepared to treat children: 5 study takeaways

Approximately 80% of emergency departments were found to be underprepared for treating pediatric patients, according to a study published Oct. 7 in Health Affairs.

Renown Health launches transplant institute

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has opened the Renown Transplant Institute, Northern Nevada’s first kidney transplant program.

AHRQ's new patient safety alliance: What leaders need to know

The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety launched in September 2024, representing a major step in the federal government’s renewed commitment to improving patient safety and workforce well-being industrywide.

The prevalence of harmful diagnostic errors: Study

Among 9,147 hospitalized patients who received general medical care, an estimated 653 experienced a harmful diagnostic error, according to research published in BMJ.

California hospital responds to lawsuit over denied emergency abortion

Providence said it is taking action after the California attorney general filed a lawsuit against one of its hospitals that allegedly denied a woman an emergency abortion.

Leading causes of death by age group

Motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of death for children, while accidental poisoning, cancer and heart attack were the leading causes of death for adults, according to a report from USAFacts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data anal…

California sues Providence hospital over denied emergency abortion

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Eureka, Calif.-based Providence St. Joseph Hospital after a woman was denied an emergency abortion.

Healthcare zooms in on maternal care improvements: What to know

Hospitals are finding new ways to provide maternal care amid OB-GYN unit closures and growing research about maternal care deficiencies.