Over the last decade, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has significantly reduced the incidence of serious patient safety events across its member hospitals.
Category: Patient Experience
Life expectancy gap widens between men and women: 5 notes
The life expectancy gap between men and women in the U.S. has widened to the largest difference since 1996, with women expected to live almost six years longer than men, according to a recent study.
1 in 5 patients get 'rebound COVID' after taking Paxlovid: Study
More than 20% of patients who take Paxlovid experience a virologic rebound of COVID-19 after stopping treatment, according to research published Nov. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
UAB physicians care for woman with double uterus, 2 pregnancies
A woman with a uterine didelphys, or double uterus, is carrying a pregnancy in each uterus, ABC reported Nov. 13.
Women get Lupus 9x more, Johns Hopkins learns why
Women and biological females are nine times more likely to be diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Lupus than males, and now researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins have found why.
Oklahoma hospital latest to adopt TeamBirth initiative
Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla., is one of the latest hospitals in the nation to adopt TeamBirth — a care model that 94% of clinicians say improves patient outcomes.
How AdventHealth makes safety grade success a 'clinical imperative'
At AdventHealth, The Leapfrog Group’s hospital safety grades aren’t just another nice-to-have recognition or rating — it’s a core part of the clinical agenda, which is reflected in 32 of the health system’s 42 eligible hospitals receiving an “A” grade …
NYU Langone completes world's 1st whole eye transplant
New York City-based NYU Langone physicians successfully completed the world’s first whole eye transplant for a survivor of a 7,200-volt electrical accident.
5 states where patient experience measures declined most: Leapfrog
Patient experience measures declined across five categories for the second year in a row, according to The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades report which evaluates more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide.
Patient experience measures decline, but there's a 'bright spot'
Patient experience scores across the U.S. worsened for the second year in a row, though contributing factors may be improving, according to data from The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades.
