Category: Quality

As flu activity increases in the U.S., serious neurologic events in young children may go undetected, according to healthcare experts. 

Efforts to improve quality and patient safety have historically focused on the inpatient setting. But as more care moves outside of hospital walls, health systems are beginning to craft structures and processes to better measure and improve safety in a…

For decades, CMS-approved accrediting organizations have surveyed and cited hospitals for deficiencies in care and operations. In the last eight years, 13 citations decreased in frequency while one saw a consistent increase in prevalence. 

A hospital in Kansas City, Mo., is battling a rule from 1989 that is hindering its ability to become a level 3 trauma center, NBC affiliate KSHB 41 reported Feb. 10. 

Since Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare acquired Mission Health in 2019, controversies have engulfed the health system, stemming from complaints voiced by patients, healthcare workers, lawmakers and regulators, according to a recent report. 

Wasteful medical care — such as repetitive lab tests and expensive medications with cheaper alternatives — costs the U.S. between $600 billion and $1.9 trillion annually, research shows. 

U.S. organizations representing more than 600,000 physicians urged Congress to restore federal health data and guidance that have been swept from the CDC and NIH websites. 

The team at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute performed 148 lung transplants in 2024, more than any transplant center in the U.S., in part due to its embrace of an innovative approach to organ preservation. 

Some U.S. hospitals that operate in-house dialysis services might benefit from outsourcing them, as inpatient discharge and length of stay rates increase, according to an analysis from Sg2, a Vizient company.

Press Ganey is partnering with Microsoft to develop AI-powered tools to improve safety, quality and patient experience in healthcare.