From creating safety culture tools to collaborating with other systems, hospitals and health systems are consistently working to improve patient safety.
Category: Patient Experience
1 person killed in shooting at Arkansas hospital
One person is dead and another has been taken into custody after an active shooter event at CHI St. Vincent North Hospital in Sherwood, Ark., according to KARK.
NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: Improving healthcare access is really about culture change and trust
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco. It was a valuable chance to learn about what organizations are doing across the country to improve the experience for their customers. I shared the journey that Ne…
Autoimmune responses play major role in long COVID-19, study suggests
Patients with long COVID-19 symptoms are more likely to have autoimmune disease markers in their blood, a study published Sept. 22 in the European Respiratory Journal found.
COVID-19 booster adds 70% extra protection against omicron, Providence study finds
COVID-19 boosters add about 70 percent extra protection against omicron, which lasts four to five months, a study published Sept. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
12 recent patient safety study findings
Here are 12 patient safety studies Becker’s has covered since July 1:
Why patient falls are so hard to get ahead of
From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently landed on The Joint Commission’s list of most common sentinel events.
Monkeypox worsened stigma of skin conditions, experts say
People with chronic skin conditions say they’ve faced increased harassment and stigma amid the monkeypox outbreak, The Washington Post reported Sept. 22.
FDA warns against viral ‘Nyquil chicken cooking challenge’
The FDA issued a warning against cooking chicken in NyQuil after a social media challenge went viral.
CDC: More than 80% of maternal deaths are preventable
More than 80 percent of maternal deaths between 2017 and 2019 were due to preventable causes, a report from the CDC found.
