Fertility patients are beginning to move their frozen embryos to states that protect abortion access out of fears that the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will leave them without choices, The 19th reported July 14.
Category: Patient Experience
How Geisinger’s refund program is faring amid patient experience crisis
In the middle of a patient experience crisis, the logical assumption for a health system that gives patients the opportunity to request a refund is that those expenses will skyrocket. Geisinger has seen the opposite, with patient refunds on the decline…
Man dies after shooting himself at Florida hospital
A man died after shooting himself in the head at South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City on July 12, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Joint Commission issues new safety guidance for palliative care
The Joint Commission issued new safety guidance for palliative care to seriously ill patients visiting the emergency department.
Hospital care was getting safer before pandemic hit, study shows
Rates of in-hospital adverse events fell significantly in the 10 years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a federal study published July 12 in JAMA.
AHA recognizes University Hospitals as a quality leader in 2022
The American Hospital Association has selected Cleveland-based University Hospitals as the 2022 recipient of its Quest for Quality Prize, which recognizes leadership efforts and innovation to improve quality and advance health in communities.
Non-English speaking patients more wary to speak up, ask questions, study finds
Patients and their caregivers with limited knowledge of English are less likely to speak up to healthcare providers and ask questions, according to a June 13 study published in JAMA Network Open.
The overlooked step to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ensuring bedridden hospital patients have their teeth brushed properly could prevent a significant portion of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, or NVHAP, cases, Kaiser Health News reported July 11.
Employee finds couple dead in Texas hospital room
A Texas hospital employee found an elderly couple shot to death in a suspected murder-suicide on the morning of July 7, accrding to KSAT.
Experts warn against ‘DIY abortions’ as Google searches for home remedies skyrocket
Online interest in how to self-manage an abortion at home has risen since the Supreme Court overturned the consitutional protection of abortion in late June, prompting experts to warn about the dangers of “DIY” care, USA Today reported July 7.
