Higher rates of medical debt are associated with poor physical and mental health, and premature death, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.
Category: Patient Experience
Virginia hospital cited for surgical sterilization issues
An investigation at Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital revealed sterilization issues with surgical equipment that reportedly occurred between March and September 2023, Cardinal News reported March 4.
Hospital-payer standoffs frustrate patients
National fights between health systems and payers are rising in intensity and publicity — and patients are caught in the middle, The Wall Street Journal reported March 1.
California bill could extend hospital stay for violent offenders
California is considering a bill that would allow people with severe mental illness who commit violent crimes to be held in a state mental hospital for up to 30 days instead of only five, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Mar. 4.
Patient dead, 2 injured after ambulance accident
On March 3, an ambulance en route to a University of Kentucky hospital struck a guardrail and flipped over. The patient being transported died, and two EMTs were injured, police told local news outlets.
NYC Health + Hospitals expands lifestyle medicine program
NYC Health + Hospitals’ lifestyle medicine program has expanded to a fifth hospital, the New York City-based system said March 1.
Cone Health commits $3M to weapons detection expansion
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has invested in a weapons detection system as part of a $3 million package to bolster security in its emergency department and some of its public entrances at various hospitals, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
Care quality, safety 'worse than expected' during COVID-19 PHE: CMS
A new CMS report reveals disparities in care quality and patient safety within U.S. hospitals before and during the pandemic, finding “a large proportion of measures had worse than expected performance.”
Hospital staff experience workplace violence every 40 hours
Hospital staff members experience 1.17 aggressive events — verbal and/or physical — for every 40 hours worked, with more aggression events occurring when staff have significantly greater numbers of patients assigned to them, a recent study found.
Penn Medicine puts $28M toward weapons detection systems
For many working in healthcare, violence is a daily, palpable issue. Solving the crisis will involve consistent coordination between multiple stakeholders, but it starts with employers getting serious about prevention, executives at the University of P…
