Hospitals can improve HCAHPS scores by investing in the nursing work environment, nurse education and staff levels, a recent study found.
Category: Patient Experience
After rise in ED visits, melatonin makers asked to tweak standards
Following a spike in emergency department visits among children ingesting unsafe amounts of melatonin, the Council for Responsible Nutrition recommended melatonin manufacturers adjust their labels and formulations.
Akron Children's, Cincinnati Children's expand partnership
Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital has expanded its collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s to provide a wider range of specialty care for children in eastern Ohio, the organization said April 16.
Memorial Hermann aims for 'quick reactivation' of kidney transplants
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is planning to quickly reactivate its kidney transplant program, which the hospital halted earlier this month after discovering evidence of a physician allegedly altering transplant candidates’ medical records, the…
New York hospital physician fired after maternal, infant deaths
A physician was fired, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull was placed in immediate jeopardy, following two patient deaths in the hospital’s maternity ward, The New York Times reported April 11.
Uptick in mysterious condition puzzles physicians
Physicians are reporting a surge in a mysterious medical condition notably affecting young, athletic women since the onset of the pandemic, The Washington Post reported April 10.
To predict pressure injuries, new tool 20% better than current 'coin flip'
A machine learning model accurately predicted the risk of about 3 in 4 hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a new study.
NQF to update 'never event' reporting
The National Quality Forum is aiming to modernize and standardize serious adverse event reporting via a new patient safety effort.
Memorial Hermann hospital halts 2nd transplant program in 5 days
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston is halting its kidney transplant program days after announcing it would stop its liver transplant program, The Houston Chronicle reported April 9.
Jefferson hospital hit with warning after patient disappeared from ED
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University Hospital received an immediate jeopardy warning — and resolved it in a few hours — after a disoriented nursing home resident walked out of the emergency department unnoticed, The Philadelphia Inquirer repo…
