Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital — the nation’s largest pediatric hospital — has halted prescribing gender-affirming hormone therapies after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on state officials to investigate such care as child abuse, The Hous…
Category: Patient Experience
Best hospitals for patient experience in the Midwest — 78 make the list
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in the Midwest using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
Nebraska hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Nebraska using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
North Dakota hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in North Dakota using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
2 new long COVID-19 findings
One recent study has found some symptoms of long COVID-19 may be related to nerve damage, and another identified the proportion of patients who require new healthcare services upon discharge from being hospitalized for COVID-19.
North Carolina hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in North Carolina using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
89% of eligible COVID-19 patients who didn’t receive ECMO died at US hospital
Most (89.1 percent) adult COVID-19 patients who were eligible for but didn’t receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation owing to a lack of resources during the peak of the pandemic died in the hospital, even though they were young and had few underlyi…
‘We can’t punish our way to safer medical practices’: 2 experts on criminalization of medical errors
Healthcare workers are burned out and exhausted from juggling pandemic-related stressors and additional burdens linked to workforce shortages for more than two years. These issues pose serious consequences for employees and patients, as numerous studie…
Quality, patient safety measures: 2018 vs. most recent stats
Amid the pandemic, officials have struggled to piece together an accurate picture of patient safety and care quality in the U.S., with healthcare systems overwhelmed and data backlogs prevalent.
The Montana hospital with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Montana using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
