A security guard died June 1 after he was shot by a jail inmate receiving care at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Inaccurate pulse ox readings may have delayed, prevented care among minority COVID-19 patients
Pulse oximeter measurements are less accurate among Black, Hispanic and Asian COVID-19 patients compared to white patients. These inaccuracies may have led to minority patients receiving delayed or no treatment, according to a study published May 31 in…
Florida VA hospital failed to provide emergency care to patient, feds finds
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla., failed to provide emergency care to an unresponsive heart failure patient because hospital staff could not verify his status as a veteran, according to a May 31 report from the Department of Vetera…
How the contrast dye shortage is hindering cancer, heart care
Many hospitals across the nation are postponing scans used to diagnose cancer and other diseases due to the shortage of a contrast dye produced in Shanghai, The New York Times reported May 26.
Leapfrog to CMS: Don’t suppress hospital safety data
The Leapfrog Group is urging CMS to scrap a proposal that would end public reporting of data on serious medical and surgical complications that occur in U.S. hospitals.
1 in 5 COVID-19 survivors may have long COVID: CDC
One in 5 adult COVID-19 survivors between the ages of 18 and 64 has experienced at least one health condition that could be considered long COVID-19, a May 24 study from the CDC found.
3 new long COVID-19 study findings
Recent studies on long COVID-19 have quantified the infection’s effect on the brain and offered more information on how long symptoms may last.
Brigham and Women’s launches safety network with AMA, Joint Commission
Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston is partnering with the American Medical Association and The Joint Commission to create a learning network to help health systems conduct more equitable quality and patient safety work, the organizations said May 1…
CDC, CMS and others call for urgent action on patient safety
A group of federal and industry safety leaders have issued an urgent call for healthcare organizations to rebuild the foundations for safe care that deteriorated during the pandemic.
Viewpoint: Health systems must start planning for end of Roe v. Wade now
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the criminialization of abortion will have a systemwide effect on the healthcare industry — a potenital reality health systems must start preparing for now, Lisa Harris, MD, PhD, wrote in a May 11 article for…
