In the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses across all healthcare settings in the U.S., researchers estimate nearly 800,000 people become permanently disabled or die from a diagnostic error, according to a study published July 17 in BMJ.&…
Deficiencies at California Medical Center in Los Angeles led to the death of a patient hours after she had a C-section in March, according to a newly released investigation from state regulators.
Cleveland-based MetroHealth is launching a three-year, $2.6 million initiative to improve care and support services for children with autism who are transitioning to adulthood.
Since establishing its Comprehensive COVID-19 Center in May 2020, Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has treated nearly 4,000 patients who have experienced lingering issues after a bout with the virus. Today, the center continues to see high demand fo…
For a decade, California’s number of emergency departments dwindled as the state grew in population, leading to longer ED wait times in a state of 39 million people, according to a UCSF study published in JAMA.
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has changed course and voted to make reporting on newborn injuries and deaths optional, PennLive reported July 11.
Hospital food has been the butt of jokes forever — at a significant cost to healthcare systems. Long after patients are discharged, they remember their poor experiences three meals a day, often just in time for the Press Ganey survey to arrive in their…
Natural language processing is being used to speed up care for COVID-positive patients, according to a study from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Researchers found that repeated antibiotic exposure might lead to severe COVID-19, according to a study published July 5 in The Lancet.
A study by Mass General Brigham suggests a new framework health systems can use to improve care management and advance value-based care.
