Cardiac surgery patients reported the highest patient experience scores of any specialty in 2023, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey.
Category: Patient Experience
10 best states for hospital patient experience
Hospitals in Nevada have the highest patient experience scores of any state, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey.
Why a Florida system places sensors in patients' shoes
After patients undergo foot surgery at the University of Florida Health, they’re given a Bluetooth device to wear their body or in their shoes. If people put too much weight on their recovering feet, the sensor immediately alerts patients and their phy…
Study challenges estimates of delayed ICH in older adults on blood thinners
After an older person falls, even if they appear all right, they may still be at risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhaging — or post-injury brain bleeding. But, the rate at which these incidents actually occur may be lower than originally estimated, ac…
Study challenges estimates of delayed ICH in older adults on blood thinners
After an older person falls, even if they appear all right, they may still be at risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhaging — or post-injury brain bleeding. But, the rate at which these incidents actually occur may be lower than originally estimated, ac…
A weekly huddle that reduces patient harm at 1 hospital
In January, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly (Conn.) established a weekly huddle between nurse leaders and other departments to help improve communication and reduce potential harm.
California hospitals caught in the middle of anesthesiologist, CRNA debate
Two California hospitals are in the spotlight after they were cited for issues related to care by certified registered nurse anesthetists — adding fuel to an ongoing debate over physician and advanced practitioner care, The Modesto Bee reported June 24…
6 1st-of-its-kind procedures in 2024
In the first half of 2024, six systems have performed first-of-its-kind procedures and clinical treatments.
Critics skeptical of states' proposals to ban public masking
North Carolina and New York are among states weighing bans on public mask wearing amid heightened tension surrounding protests on the Israel-Hamas conflict. While lawmakers say such measures wouldn’t target medical mask wearing, critics are skeptical a…
Northwestern performs awake kidney transplant
A 28-year-old patient stayed awake during an entire kidney transplant surgery at Northwestern Medicine, and he was discharged the next day.
