As healthcare changes, what patients need from providers and hospitals is changing too and largely to do with communication, according to the 2024 National Consumer Healthcare Survey from healthcare consulting firm Jarrard.
Category: Quality
Inpatient days to grow 9% within a decade: Vizient
The nation’s aging population and rising prevalence of comorbidities will worsen emergency department bottlenecks and lengthen inpatient days by 9% within the next 10 years, according to Vizient experts.
Inpatient bariatric surgeries to decline 15% in 10 years: Vizient
By 2034, the rate of inpatient bariatric surgeries will drop 15%, according to a June 10 Vizient report.
Health systems should screen patients for cannabis, researchers say
Similar to how clinicians routinely ask patients about their alcohol intake, UCLA researchers said health systems should also assess patients’ cannabis use.
Sterilization issues disrupt surgeries at Indiana VA hospital
Indianapolis-based Roudebush VA Medical Center has suspended operations in its sterile processing department as it investigates issues related to the proper sterilization of surgical instruments. In the meantime, the facility is relying on other VA hos…
Joint Commission adds new data functionalities for reporting accuracy
The Joint Commission’s Direct Data Submission Platform will now allow accredited organizations that meet certain requirements to resubmit performance measurement data, the organization announced May 22.
CMS clears Joint Commission to accredit rural health clinics
Starting this summer, rural health clinics seeking Medicare reimbursement can apply through a new accreditation program from The Joint Commission.
The Leapfrog safety grades of hospitals hit with immediate jeopardy warnings
Since late last year, Becker’s has covered eight instances in which CMS issued an immediate jeopardy warning to hospitals. To avert the loss of CMS funding, hospitals that receive such warnings must submit and implement a comprehensive plan of correcti…
California fines Prime hospital $244K
The California Department of Public Health recently fined a Prime Healthcare hospital approximately $244,000 after a wrong-site nerve block and adverse events, according to state documents.
5 rarest immediate jeopardy triggers
In 10 years, there were 40 CMS citations that were given out only once.
