Hospital staff members experience 1.17 aggressive events — verbal and/or physical — for every 40 hours worked, with more aggression events occurring when staff have significantly greater numbers of patients assigned to them, a recent study found.
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Viewpoint: ED boarding has a solution, why haven't hospitals implemented it?
Emergency department boarding has a solution, but hospitals aren’t implementing it, according to Hashem Zikry, MD, a current emergency medicine physician at UCLA, and former chief resident in the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
75% of healthcare professional foresee widespread AI adoption
Seventy-five percent of healthcare professionals say widespread AI adoption will happen within the next three years, a Feb. 27 report from Berkeley Research Group found.
Where Epic ranks in home health, per KLAS
Epic secured the title of Best in KLAS for health system-owned home health agencies in 2024, according to a Feb. 27 report from KLAS.
Penn Medicine puts $28M toward weapons detection systems
For many working in healthcare, violence is a daily, palpable issue. Solving the crisis will involve consistent coordination between multiple stakeholders, but it starts with employers getting serious about prevention, executives at the University of P…
Hospitals see uneven financials as margins dip
Hospital margins were down slightly month over month in January, but up to begin the year as compared to 2021 and 2022, according to Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report, released Feb. 28.
Kentucky system appoints 2 new leaders
Covington, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare appointed a new chief operations officer and chief clinical officer.
'This mindset must change': 4 things industry leaders want to change in healthcare
From workplace violence to affordability, medical association leaders have their eyes on several issues in the healthcare field that need to be changed.
McLaren debuts ER self-scheduling for patients
In a bid to reduce wait times, Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health is now offering an online scheduling option for patients seeking care at two of its emergency departments.
Hospital financial performance linked to analytics, AI strategy
Technology has become one of the dividing lines between financially successful and struggling hospitals, according to Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report, released Feb. 28.
