Starting Oct. 1, a new North Carolina law will require hospitals to have an armed law enforcement officer in emergency departments, The Carolina Journal reported Sept. 26.
Category: Patient Experience
How hospital staffing ratios affect COVID death rates: 5 study findings
A study of 237 New York and Illinois hospitals found nurse staffing levels, Magnet designations and other factors were associated with lower COVID-19 death rates.
Critics bristle over creating MyChart messages with AI: 4 things to know
Critics are raising concerns about the use of generative AI to respond to patient MyChart messages, The New York Times reported Sept. 24.
Hospitals face rising preeclampsia rates: 5 notes
Hospitals are working to implement new guidelines and federal initiations to address rising rates of preeclampsia, KFF Health News reported Sept. 25.
HHS shifts organ transplant network to multi-vendor model: 6 notes
The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded new contracts to multiple vendors for the nation’s organ transplant system, ending decades of reliance on the United Network for Organ Sharing as its sole contractor.
Surgery better than GLP-1s for kidney disease: Study
Amid expectations that the popularity of GLP-1 drugs will decrease bariatric surgery rates, a Cleveland Clinic-led study found these surgeries might be more effective than GLP-1s for some patients.
Conditions for which patients seek more second opinions: Study
Patients with heart, cancer and neurological conditions are more likely to seek virtual second opinions, a recent Cleveland Clinic study found.
Cleveland Clinic trial shows promise in treating bleeding disorder
A phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that pomalidomide, used to treat bone marrow cancer, is safe and effective for managing hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. The results were published Sept. 18 in the New En…
Nation's 1st hospital-based therapeutic food pantry: 5 notes
Food is medicine programs are trending among U.S. hospitals, according to the American Hospital Association.
Henry Ford Health patient among 1st in world to receive deceased donor bone marrow transplant
A leukemia patient undergoing care at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has become one of the first in the world to receive a bone marrow transplant from a deceased human donor.
