Experts are warning hospital leaders at facilities near the Atlantic Ocean to take additional steps this year to ensure hurricane preparations are intact and enhanced, amid what is anticipated to be the worst hurricane season on record.
Category: Patient Experience
Inside Ballad Health's safety culture rebound
When Ballad Health’s Chief Clinical Officer Amit Vashist, MD, sent quality, safety and infection prevention teams to several member hospitals’ operating rooms unannounced to assess safety culture, he was met with revolt — but not in the way one might a…
Surgeon completes 1st AR hip surgeries in Mississippi
Philip Myers, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Singing River Health in Gulfport, Miss., completed what is understood to be the first three augmented reality surgical procedures in the state.
National Academies: Lack of research into chronic conditions is hurting women's health
A gap in information surrounding conditions like endometriosis, pelvic floor disorders, migraines, and chronic fatigue syndrome is harming women’s health, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Lawmakers press VA hospital over series of safety issues
Lawmakers are pressing VA leadership to elaborate on the patient safety issues at Aurora, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center that have stopped surgeries at the facility, The Denver Post reported July 9.
Physician group rolls out new guidelines for abdominal infections
For the first time since 2010, the Infectious Disease Society of America published new guidelines for treating complex abdominal infections.
Overlooked harm in administrative decisions spotlighted by new term
A new term for a well-known phenomenon is gaining traction and highlighting the need for change among hospital administration: Administrative harm.
Hospitals, physicians push back on proposed obstetrical standards
Hospitals and physicians are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s proposed rules to improve maternal health, arguing the current approach is too punitive and could inadvertently hinder access to obstetrical care.
CMS proposes policies to reduce maternal mortality
CMS for the first time has proposed “baseline” requirements related to hospitals’ obstetrical services, which include standards related to staffing and emergency readiness.
2nd recipient of pig kidney transplant dies
The second patient to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, and who lived with the organ for 47 days, died July 7, The New York Times reported July 9.
