Patients — especially those living in poverty — see better surgical outcomes when treated at a hospital ranked by U.S. News & World Report, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Surgery.
Category: Patient Experience
Idaho's St. Luke's apologizes after patients flooded with text alerts
Patients and employees at Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System reported receiving a flood of text alerts from the system Oct. 18.
This specialty could reduce healthcare spending
Primary care providers are an important factor in improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare spending, but the system is showing cracks, The Washington Post reported Oct. 17.
VUMC researchers create model to predict pediatric patients with high blood clot risk
Researchers at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center developed an artificial intelligence model to identify pediatric patients who are at high risk of developing blood clots. While the model was shown to be accurate in identifying…
How to prevent surgical fires, per Joint Commission
The Joint Commission recently updated its 20-year-old guidance on preventing surgical fires and burns, the organization said Oct. 18.
Inmate escapes North Carolina hospital in handcuffs
An inmate escaped from Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Oct. 17 while still wearing handcuffs, WRAL News reported.
Patient dies by suicide in Pennsylvania hospital
A man was found dead by suicide after he sneaked a gun into H. John Heinz III VA Medical Center in O’Hara, Pa., Trib Live reported Oct. 16.
Gene-edited pig kidney trial moves one step closer to human transplants
A monkey in a clinical trial has survived two years with a genetically modified pig kidney. Now the study’s success is moving the needle toward gaining FDA approval to begin similar clinical trials in humans, CNN reported Oct. 12.
Patients more likely to go home if anesthesiologist does sedation: Study
A study found patients who receive sedation from an anesthesiologist, instead of a physician, are nearly 70% more likely to be discharged home than to a long-term care facility.
Viewpoint: 1 problem fueling preventable deaths
A lack of emergency blood transfusions is a national crisis “fueling” preventable deaths, three physicians wrote in a JAMA opinion piece Oct. 12.
