Rush University Medical Center has received its ninth consecutive “A” grade for safety from the Leapfrog Group. The Medical Center is one of only 98 hospitals in the country to receive an A grade, the highest possible, each time the Leapfrog Group has rated hospitals since launching the organization’s Hospital Safety Score in June 2012.
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For the second time, all four hospitals in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) system have been recognized for their commitments to patient safety with “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham and Beth Israel Hospital–Plymouth are among only 31 percent of general hospitals in the United States to receive the honor.
Virginia Mason Medical Center has received another “A” for patient safety in the national Hospital Safety Score program administered by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit hospital safety watchdog.
The University of Chicago Medicine received its 9th consecutive “A” rating for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, an industry watchdog that tracks thousands of hospitals nationwide.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses brings together healthcare leaders from across the country to address nurse staffing and its impact on the work environment. The half-day interactive summit will be held May 18, during AACN’s National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) in New Orleans.
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After vigorous exercise, some 3,000 genes go to work to aid recovery by boosting muscles and blood vessels, but in the presence of high doses of antihistamines almost 27 percent of the gene response is blunted, according to University of Oregon researchers.
/PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Mason Institute, a leading lean education resource for health care organizations, just released a new improvement story that outlines how a pharmaceutical error had a profound effect on a patient, leaders and staff — and eventually the processes.
A multi-institutional study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigator finds significant racial disparities in the risk that patients being treated for gout will develop a serious, sometimes life-threatening adverse reaction to the most commonly prescribed medication.
Riverview Medical Center has, for the second time, been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine resulting from a review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
How well a hospital performs financially is not associated with better clinical outcomes, based on results of a new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center that examined hospital mortality and readmission rates.
Could certain types of hormonal contraceptives cause an increase in seizures in women with epilepsy? A recent Texas A&M Health Science Center study suggests that ethinyl estradiol, the primary component of oral contraceptives, could be detrimental to the epileptic brain.
Grifols KIRO robotic system modernizes the sterile compounding of IV medications to improve accuracy and compliance.
Critical care nurses at seven Washington hospitals developed initiatives that improved clinical outcomes and helped raise scores on patient and family satisfaction surveys, which are key indicators of a hospital’s overall quality of care.
The trauma surgical intensive care unit at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia has received the ICU Design Citation award, presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Health
One in six older adults now regularly use potentially deadly combinations of prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements -- a two-fold increase over a five-year period.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses publishes the second edition of “AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments,” supported by new evidence confirming the link between healthy work environments and optimal outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals and organizations.
One in four seniors is bringing along stowaways from the hospital to their next stop: superbugs on their hands. Moreover, seniors who go to a nursing home or other post-acute care facility will continue to acquire new superbugs during their stay, according to findings made by University of Michigan researchers published in a JAMA Internal Medicine research letter.
United for Patient Safety,” this year’s theme for National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF’s) Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13-19, 2016, focuses on the patient’s role in their own health. The campaign highlights the importance of building relationships among clinicians, patients, and family members to promote patient safety and optimize health.
Prescription opioid abuse and misuse have become epidemic, with more than 2 million Americans addicted to the pain relievers. During Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19), ASA developed five tips for patients regarding opioids for pain control.
During Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13-19, 2016, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is reminding patients to bring a list of all medications – prescription or not – to their pre-anesthesia interview, and to share details about their medication use with their Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
Due to possible side effects from the nitric oxide in erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Cialis, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) takes this opportunity during Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13-19, 2016, to recommend that patients not use these types of drugs for a full 24 hours prior to surgery.
The State of Cancer Care in America: 2016 report, to be released on March 15 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), chronicles the current realities of the cancer care delivery system in the United States and examines trends in the oncology workforce and practice environment that are affecting patient care and access.
UCLA researchers have found a better way to treat many skin abscesses in the emergency department. The findings are important due to the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which since 2000 has become the most common cause of skin infections in the U.S. The findings could improve recovery from infection while limiting its spread.
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A novel unit to care for critically ill patients significantly speeds access to specialized care, according to a new study by physician scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Virginia Mason announced today it has received the 2016 America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award™ from Healthgrades, making this the third consecutive year it has earned this recognition for clinical quality.
In response to calls for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate laboratory-developed tests, AACC released a position statement today strongly recommending that the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) remain the primary mechanism for overseeing these tests. CLIA has a proven track record of ensuring that labs provide accurate test results that enable patients to receive the care they need, and its regulations can be modified easily to enhance oversight of laboratory-developed tests without endangering patient access to this indispensable service.
The way in which pediatric rehabilitation services are delivered has changed in the last decade, according to research presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Sacramento, Calif.
Walking with a wearable robotic exoskeleton may enable people with multiple sclerosis to walk more efficiently by reducing the energy and muscle activity needed to walk, according to research presented this week at the Association for Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Sacramento, Calif.
Antibiotics may be linked to a serious disruption in brain function, called delirium, and other brain problems, more than previously thought, according to a “Views and Reviews” article published in the February 17, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Vascular surgery appears to be safer than stenting for patients over 70 years of age with carotid stenosis, or a blockage of the carotid arteries in the neck, according to new findings published in the Lancet.
Being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness is distressing enough but a dearth of cohesive services often compounds the difficulty, according to an NAU researcher.
Chlorhexidine-alcohol skin prep is superior to iodine-alcohol for preventing infection after C-section, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Quick identification of bloodstream pathogens would allow for timely administration of targeted therapy to patients, which could significantly help improve clinical outcomes. To address these issues, the American Society for Microbiology and the Centers for Disease Control have developed an Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine Practice Guideline (EBLMPG) to provide information that could be used for timely and effective patient care.
Mayo Clinic has added robots in its fight against Clostridium difficile (C-diff) bacteria.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds President Obama and Vice President Biden for affirming their commitment to improving cancer patients’ lives through the “moonshot” effort in cancer research announced in the President’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
Using paroxetine--a medication prescribed to treat conditions including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder--during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase newborns' risk of congenital malformations and cardiac malformations. That's the conclusion of a recent analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Eliminating even minimal visitation restrictions in an ICU led to improved family satisfaction and better nursing perceptions of family satisfaction with the visitation, according to a study published in the American Journal of Critical Care.
UAB's Undiagnosed Diseases Program provides an ending for one family's 24 year search for answers to their children's health issues.
Despite the risks, the number approaches that for FDA-approved hormone therapies.
Patients trained to administer their own intravenous antibiotics at home (self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy or S-OPAT), achieved similar or better outcomes compared to patients who received healthcare-delivered OPAT (H-OPAT) with assistance from a home-care nurse or skilled nursing facility, according to a paper published this week in PLOS Medicine.
Uninsured patients can be trained to safely and efficiently self-administer long-term intravenous antibiotics, UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians have found, a result that may have profound implications for patient treatment at public hospitals across the country.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that RNs are more likely than LPNs to identify high-risk medication discrepancies, suggesting RNs are better equipped to assess and identify medication errors that could pose risks to residents’ safety. The findings suggest the need to distinguish differences in responsibilities for RNs and LPNs in nursing homes, the researchers say.
New research could lead to new treatments to prevent blockages and urinary tract infections experienced by many long-term catheter users.
Patients with mild heart failure stand to benefit from a new drug that can halt the progression of their disease and reduce their risk of cardiovascular-related death. But the drug -- a tablet that combines the agents valsartan and sacubitril, sold under the trade name Entresto by drugmaker Novartis -- may be too good to be true, according to Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Executive Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM), Chief Academic Officer of the Temple University Health System, and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine at LKSOM.
NYU Langone Medical Center announced today the successful completion of the most extensive face transplant to date, setting new standards of care in this emerging field. Equally important, for the first time a face transplant has been performed on a first responder – a volunteer firefighter who suffered a full face and scalp burn in the line of duty.
Approximately 12 million people in the United States experience diagnostic errors annually, but it is time for a change, according to researchers at RTI International, the Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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