New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH) has received five-out-of-five stars from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its annual quality and safety assessment of more than 4,500 hospitals across the country.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems scrambled to modify patient care processes – particularly when it came to strategies aimed at reducing the risk of hospital-related complications. A look at how one hospital applied its learning health system (LHS) framework to respond to a COVID-19-related increase in hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) is presented in the May/June Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ), the peer-reviewed journal of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
For the twelfth time in a row, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth (BID Plymouth) has earned an “A” grade for its continued commitment to patient safety in the Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group.
For the fourth time in a row, Mount Auburn Hospital has earned an “A” grade for its continued commitment to patient safety in the Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Milton (BID Milton) has earned an “A” grade for its continued commitment to patient safety in the Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group.
For the second time in a row, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham (BID Needham) has earned an “A” grade for its continued commitment to patient safety in the Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group.
Some women who have gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 have noticed a startling development ― lumps that in the past might have meant cancer. But Penn State Health experts say that temporary swelling of the lymph nodes is normal and expected.
All three Rush University System for Health hospitals again earned high ratings in one of the nation’s most respected assessments of health care quality. Rush University Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital received five-star ratings, the highest possible, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Rush Copley Medical Center received four stars. CMS announced the new ratings Wednesday
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, has received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Mercy’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
UChicago Medicine earned its 19th consecutive ‘A’ grade in patient safety from industry watchdog The Leapfrog Group, garnering top marks despite the challenges faced by healthcare institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keck Hospital of USC nationally recognized with a spring 2021 ‘A’ hospital safety grade
Chula Engineering, True Group, and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, jointly showcase 5G smart beds, a prototype innovation to prevent falls in elderly patients — in both hospitals and homes.
Research suggests that sharing information, strategies, and resources across Jefferson Health hospitals helped ensure patients received the most effective treatment as it was developed.
The first large-scale, multi-hospital evaluation of an “all or none” federal policy intended to improve results in sepsis patients finds that the guidelines are a wash – on average they neither helped nor hurt outcomes despite significant investments in their implementation.
An initiative at UPMC Williamsport used education and practice-related interventions to quickly reduce CAUTI rates and lay the groundwork for hospital-wide implementation with long-term impact. The bundle included a daily checklist and nurse-driven removal protocol for discontinuing indwelling catheter use.
An industry-supported study of an oral testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), testosterone undecanoate (TU, brand name Jatenzo) finds it is an effective, long-term treatment for men with low testosterone levels, with no evidence of liver toxicity. The findings are being presented virtually at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting.
• A one-year trial found that the eKidneyCare smartphone app helped patients with chronic kidney disease take their prescribed medications properly. • The app may help to prevent adverse drug reactions and other medication errors that can endanger patients.
National Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 14-20, but in reality, it’s a year-round focus for hospital staff – and one that started long before COVID-19 made you think twice about it.
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