Tag: Hospitals
Caregiver Concern Can Be Key to Identifying Critical Illness in Hospitalized Children
Among pediatric patients, caregiver concern more strongly associated with ICU admission than any abnormal vital sign
Trump Administration to End Emergency Abortion Directive Nationwide
Policy change could have significant implications for health care providers and patients
Eliminating Nursing Understaffing Aids Hospital Outcomes
Rectifying understaffing reduces length of stay, readmissions, and deaths
Emergency Care Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable in the United States
Threats include increasing demand, patients with increasingly complex needs, and falling payments for physicians
Acute Care for Cannabis Use Increases Risk for Subsequent New Dementia Diagnosis
Compared with those with all-cause hospital-based care and the general population, risk increased for those with cannabis use-based care
Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Aids Opioid Use Disorder
Benefits include higher initiation of medication for opioid use disorder during hospitalization and linkage to follow-up care
Excessive Use of Overtime, Agency Nurse Hours Increase Rates of Patient Safety Indicators
Link seen for overtime and agency nurse hours with pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients
2017 to 2022 Saw Rise in ED Orders for Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
One in nine patients starting with emergency prescription go on to receive continuous buprenorphine prescription within one year
Postpandemic Hospital Occupancy Up to 73.5 Percent, Sparking Concern
National hospital occupancy of about 85 percent expected by 2032 for adult beds, by 2035 for adult and pediatric beds combined
Patient Care Experience Worse After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals
Decrease seen in percentage of patients rating hospitals as 9 or 10 and in percentage who would definitely recommend the hospital
