Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Florida using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
Category: Patient Experience
COVID-19 hospitalizations 23X higher for unvaccinated, CDC finds
COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates have been significantly higher among unvaccinated people during the recent omicron wave compared to rates among those who are fully vaccinated or boosted, a Feb. 1 CDC report found.
A year later, 75% of COVID-19 ICU patients report physical symptoms
A year after COVID-19 patients left intensive care, almost 75 percent reported lingering physical symptoms, more than 26 percent reported mental symptoms and more than 16 percent had cognitive symptoms, according to a study published Jan. 24 by JAMA Ne…
Nurse work environments affect patient outcomes, study finds
Surgical patients treated in hospitals with good work environments for nurses are less likely to require intensive care or die, according to a study published Dec. 15 in AACN Advanced Critical Care.
NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: The national outlook for patient experience in 2022
As we forge ahead into a new year, we find ourselves, once again, facing the unrelenting challenges of COVID-19. Here in New York City, the omicron wave appears to have crested; we are seeing cases begin to drop after another significant surge over the…
US data indicates omicron less severe: CDC
While the highly transmissible omicron variant has pushed U.S. cases and hospitalizations to record highs, a smaller proportion of cases resulted in hospitalization compared to earlier pandemic surges, according to the CDC’s Jan. 25 Morbidity and Morta…
5 top-rated hospitals for patient experience: Delaware
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Delaware using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
4 factors that may predict long COVID-19
Clinicians may be able to determine which patients are at risk of developing prolonged COVID-19 symptoms based on four clinical factors measured at the time of diagnosis, according to a study published Jan. 24 in Cell.
Omicron’s full burden on children is still unknown, Texas Children’s leader says
Children’s hospitals nationwide have seen record levels of COVID-19 patients amid the omicron surge, despite children having the lowest risk of hospitalization from the virus.
65% of people who had COVID-19 in 1st wave still have smell dysfunction: 3 study findings
In a small study of 100 people who contracted COVID-19 in the first wave, more than half have long-term changes to their sense of smell, according to preliminary research published Jan. 20 by MedRxiv.
