State and federal quality metrics that focus on in-hospital mortality for sepsis patients may unfairly penalize safety-net hospitals, according to a study published May 31 in JAMA Network Open.
Category: Patient Experience
Kidney function declines for most 65+ heart failure patients: Study
After being hospitalized for heart failure, 63% of adults over 65 had reduced kidney function after being discharged, according to a new study from Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Northwestern develops unique lung transplant method for COVID, cancer patients
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine successfully performed a double lung transplant using a new technique in a 56-year-old patient who had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had additional lung damage from a COVID-19 infection.
Georgia hospital gives drug that delays diabetes by 2-7 years
Piedmont Columbus (Ga.) Regional Midtown is one of the first U.S. hospitals to administer Tzield, a newly approved therapy that delays the progression of Type 1 diabetes by two to seven years.
Adding this 1 thing to primary care helped patients with obesity lose weight
When researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan wanted to support more primary care patients in their weight loss journeys, they didn’t just add the lucrative new Wegovy or Ozempic treatments to the mix.
RSV prediction tool could more accurately identify high risk infants
Researchers from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center presented data May 21 on an inaugural tool that may help predict newborns’ risk for developing respiratory syncytial virus in their lower respiratory tract.
Neuralink gets FDA OK for 2nd patient
The FDA has given Elon Musk’s Neuralink the green light to implant its brain chip into a second person, The Wall Street Journal reported May 20.
As services wither at Mount Sinai hospital, patient care declines: Report
The shedding of service lines at Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel Hospital is hurting the quality of patient care, The New York Times reported May 16.
The telemedicine backgrounds patients prefer
A University of Michigan study found that on telemedicine calls, a physician’s background impacts how the patient perceives the provider — with most patients preferring a physician office background.
Leaders leave patients in PE hospital shell game
A bankrupt hospital that remains open is — in some ways — just as worrisome for patients as if it closed.
