Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center in Hartford has received a $14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to learn why some children respond differently than others to treatment of GI conditions related to Crohn’s disease, accord…
Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone in New York City has recruited three renowned specialists in pediatric hepatology to establish a pediatric liver disease and transplant program.
Michigan Medicine has issued a new policy regarding employees’ responsibility to report alleged acts of patient abuse or neglect by colleagues, the Ann Arbor-based system said April 26.
Orthopedic services are the most frequently cited in wrong-site surgery claims, according to an analysis of closed claims data published in the May edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
The CDC has not uncovered any evidence that COVID-19 vaccines may cause tinnitus, despite anecdotal reports from thousands of people reporting the side effect, NBC News reported April 23.
Hawaii’s Department of Health announced the launch of a new medication dosing system designed to enhance pediatric emergency care and create better patient outcomes, according to an April 21 news release.
Recently, CMS announced a proposed set of changes to the HCAHPS survey program. The proposed changes are open for comment through early June of this year. They’ve been a long time coming. I believe they are not only welcome, but necessary.
Artificial intelligence is paving the way for patients with conditions that hinder their ability to speak to reclaim their voices, The Washington Post reported April 20.
Hospitals can decrease their use of antibiotics and shorten hospital stays of some pneumonia patients by switching from IVs to antibiotic treatment sooner, according to a study conducted by Cleveland Clinic researchers.
Banner Health helicopters are now equipped with two bags of O-negative blood — an effort to improve outcomes for trauma patients who need to be airlifted to a hospital.
