This year brought continued workforce issues and misperceptions about healthcare, but it also inspired health system executives to construct their goalposts for 2024.
Category: Quality
Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records
Thousands of medical devices are sold, and even implanted, with no safety tests.
Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a patient’s death.
Healthcare needs more Swifties, Dr. Pronovost says
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, the chief quality and clinical transformation officer at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, told Becker’s “healthcare should sit up and take notice” of Taylor Swift’s influence.
Novant opens clinician-led research center
Novant Health has launched a clinician-led research center to promote public policy solutions that address key healthcare challenges, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based system said Dec. 12.
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center loses trauma center verification
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, has lost its trauma center verification from the American College of Surgeons, according to a Dec. 7 report from the Idaho Statesman.
New York hospital cuts corners on weight-loss surgeries, sources claim: New York Times
The New York Times published an investigation Dec. 7, pointing to a number of concerns with the bariatric surgery program at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, part of NYC Health + Hospitals.
PA Licensure Compact gains momentum
Efforts to establish a Physician Assistant Licensure Compact in the U.S. are gaining traction, with Wisconsin becoming the newest state to join this week.
Providers often disagree on sepsis risk, study suggests
A third of patient deaths in hospitals include a sepsis diagnosis, according to the CDC, but the disease is widely misdiagnosed — and physicians’ assessments vary widely, according to a study published Dec. 5 in the Journal of Personalized Medicine.&nb…
30 moves from The Joint Commission in 2023
In 2023, The Joint Commission has overhauled accreditation standards, elevated health equity to a national patient safety goal, launched a new certification program and more.
