Category: Quality

Rural obstetrics, labor and delivery care is at risk as hospitals increasingly close obstetrics services.

Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas of medicine and involving different techniques, clin…

Washington state recently passed a bill focused on ensuring hospital staffing standards, but nurses and unions say an issue remains unsolved: the backlog of staffing complaints, according to a May 29 report from The Columbian and Crosscut.

Think of all the once-worrisome ailments that are now afterthoughts thanks to clinical trials.

Health regulators in California have ordered John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek to stop treating children in its pediatric intensive care unit after documenting dozens of deficiencies, the San Francisco Chronicle reported May 12.  

Nine additional U.S. hospitals have been designated as Rare Disease Centers of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders, according to a May 4 press release. There are now 40 total across the country.

Every time a mistake is made in a healthcare setting, there can be serious repercussions. Patients may suffer lifetime injuries or even pay the ultimate price for someone else’s mistake. Hospitals may wind up paying the price literally — financially an…

The National Organization for Rare Diseases has designated Cleveland Clinic as a Rare Disease Center of Excellence, making it one of 40 U.S. medical centers with the distinction. 

At Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., key emergency department statistics including “left without being seen” and “average time to see a physician” are at record lows, said Maria Aponte, BSN, RN, administrative director of emergency…

The Association of American Physicians has tapped Paul Noble, MD, chair of the department of medicine at Cedars-Sinai, to be the organization’s next president.