Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is at risk of losing Medicare reimbursements due to patient safety concerns, Bay Area News Group reported Feb. 7.
Category: Patient Experience
UTI drug shows success in fighting deadly brain-eating amoeba
When a patient in California was diagnosed with a rare and highly fatal brain-eating amoebic infection, physicians concocted a treatment plan that included nitroxoline — the drug most commonly known for treating urinary tract infections — which ultimat…
Regular cannabis users may require more anesthesia before procedures
A growing body of research and anecdotal reports indicate people who regularly use cannabis require more anesthesia during medical procedures. The challenge is getting patients to be honest about their use, experts told The Wall Street Journal in a Feb…
Healthy lifestyle may cut long COVID-19 risk for some women
Adherence to healthy lifestyle habits including proper sleep and maintaining a healthy body weight prior to COVID-19 infection reduces the chance of developing long COVID-19, a study of nearly 2,000 women revealed.
CMS hospital readmission reduction program ineffective for COPD, study suggests
Researchers found CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program slowed adoption of quality inpatient care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
California hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding over patient safety violations
The California Department of Public Health is threatening to end Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s Medicare reimbursements due to patient safety concerns, Bay Area News Group reported Feb. 7.
90% of flu hospitalizations are patients who already have 1 or more chronic health issues
Around 171.8 million doses of flu vaccine have been given in the U.S. since the viral season began, according to data from the CDC. However, health organizations are still encouraging more adults to consider vaccinating against the flu if they haven’t …
Some Oregon hospitals mum on crisis standards of care
As the tripledemic raged in late 2022 and hospitals met capacity, Oregon regulators told hospitals in mid-December they could run with fewer nurses and reduced standards of patient care without telling patients, according to news outlet Lund Report.&nb…
42% of Michigan nurses say high patient load led to deaths
Compared to 2016, nearly twice as many Michigan nurses in 2023 say they know of an instance of a patient dying due to excessively high patient loads, according to polls commissioned by the Michigan Nurses Association.
Sepsis risks linger for up to 12 years after hospital discharge: 3 study notes
After discharge, patients who had sepsis faced an elevated risk of rehospitalization for any cause, heart failure and death within 12 years, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
