Twenty percent of women reported experiencing mistreatment during pregnancy and delivery care, a new CDC report found.
Category: Patient Experience
Virtual MDRs reduce length of stay by 60%, study finds
Bedside meetings with a patient’s full care team are necessary for continuity of care, safety and outcomes. Though these meetings usually take place in person, evidence shows that virtual multidisciplinary rounds can reduce a patient’s length of stay b…
Older patients discharged after COVID-19 infections face increased risks
A post-discharge risk for older adults with COVID-19 infections has been identified in a new study from Harvard Medical School, according to an Aug. 17 news release.
Maryland system's new partnership to improve outcomes for emergency trauma patients
Every passing minute matters for patients in need of emergency blood transfusions and now Maryland’s first responders in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore will carry whole blood on board for air-lifted patients, ac…
Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance
A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance
A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance
A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
