NRC Health has identified 100 top-performing hospitals through its annual healthcare consumer-perception survey, the healthcare data firm said Aug. 8.
Category: Patient Experience
Children's Hospital Los Angeles looks to machine learning to improve ventilator outcomes
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are working to understand how a condition that can be difficult to spot, known as patient-ventilator asynchrony — PVA for short — may affect children who need ventilator support. The research is an area th…
Chicago hospital cited for patient death amid ED staff shortage
In February, a patient died at Loretto Hospital — a safety-net hospital on Chicago’s West side — after no one was around to treat the individual in the emergency department, according to a CMS inspection report.
AAP reaffirms support for youth gender-affirming care, promises research review
The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support of gender-related treatments for children while also saying it will systematically review related medical research, according to an Aug. 4 New York Times report.
Patient escapes hospital through shot-out window: Police
A patient escaped a Maryland psychiatric hospital after an accomplice shot out the window and drove them away, police told ABC affiliate WMDE Aug. 2.
CMS to reward hospitals for high-quality, equitable care
CMS will increase payments to hospitals for treating homeless patients and implementing equitable quality measures aimed at reducing preventable harm, the agency said Aug. 1.
Arizona hospital accused of dumping patient in park without treatment
A 33-year-old quadriplegic patient was allegedly dumped out of a wheelchair outside of Phoenix-based Valleywise Health’s Maryvale campus without receiving treatment on June 14, Fox 10 Phoenix reported July 27.
Tuberculosis outbreak from hospital-used products: 2 updates
More than two patients have laboratory evidence of tuberculosis from a contaminated lot of human bone tissue products sold to hospitals, the CDC confirmed to Becker’s on July 27.
White House unveils precision surgery program
The White House is launching a program to help surgeons remove cancerous tumors more accurately to improve patient outcomes.
Patients don't see silos: Northwell nurse leader on shaping experiences
With few exceptions, having to go to the hospital is not at the top of any individual’s to-do list. However, long after the pain is gone and sutures have healed, patients remember how they were treated.
