Regulators determined HCA Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., was no longer in immediate jeopardy Feb. 23, but some nurses at the hospital claim measures in place when surveyors were present have not been consistent.
Category: Quality
16 of nation's top health systems form AI clinical safety network
Leaders from 16 of the nation’s top health systems have formed a network dedicated to responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector, according to a March 11 announcement.
Healthcare workers report physicians dismissed long COVID symptoms: New study
A newly published review suggests even those in the healthcare industry find it difficult to access care for long COVID symptoms, and that in some cases, they do not believe physicians took their concerns seriously.
Hackensack hospitals set bar as 1st in US to achieve this Joint Commission certification
Two months after launching a voluntary sustainability certification for hospitals, The Joint Commission has awarded it to four Hackensack Meridian facilities, which are the first in the nation to achieve it, according to a March 6 news release.
RaDonda Vaught to speak at CommonSpirit safety event
RaDonda Vaught is scheduled to speak at a session on systems thinking and patient safety. Nurses who attend the March 12 event, hosted by Chicago-based CommonSpirit, are eligible to earn continuing education credits.
Christus clinical chief's leadership lessons from legendary basketball coach
Sam Bagchi, MD, executive vice president and chief clinical officer of Irving, Texas-based Christus Health, has taken a page out of legendary Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight’s leadership playbook to achieve greatness amid digital transformation.
The state where all hospitals are on track to earn new Joint Commission certification
All hospitals in Massachusetts are meeting a health equity accreditation standard that The Joint Commission introduced last year, making it the first state to be recognized for the accomplishment.
Arkansas system breaks rules
If you could break any rule at your health system, what would it be?
Clinicians, local advocates decry Mission Hospital's immediate jeopardy correction plan
A group of physicians and patient advocates are criticizing HCA Mission Hospital’s plan of correction to revoke its immediate jeopardy status because it makes no mention of increasing staff, local news outlets reported Feb. 22.
'Adjusting the sails': Hackensack nursing exec on earning its 7th Magnet award
Hackensack (N.J.) Medical Center has been recertified as a Magnet-designated hospital for the seventh consecutive year. Chief Nursing Officer Ramonita Jimenez, DNP, RN, says the achievement is one any facility can reach; it is all about “adjusting the …
