Tag: Hospitals
Three in 10 Hospitals Offer Patient Portal Access in English Only
60 percent of hospitals only offer patient portal access in English and Spanish
IDSA: 216,311 U.S. Deaths Associated With C. Diff Infection ID’d in 1999 to 2023
71.2 percent of deaths occurred among inpatients in medical facilities; 5.5 percent occurred at decedent's home
Experience at Radiology Department Described After Mass Casualty Event
Enhanced staffing and flexible resource allocation were key in managing patient surge after Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Southern Israel
Drop in Hospital Salaries, Staffing Reported After Private Equity Acquisitions
Private equity hospitals reduced ED and ICU salary expenditures after acquisition relative to control hospitals
Hospitals Vary in Their Definition of Blood Culture Contamination
However, BCC rates similar by College of American Pathologists and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria
Severely Injured Trauma Patients Are Undertriaged at Nontrauma Centers
More than half of severely injured trauma patients are not transferred to higher-level trauma centers
Discharge to Postacute Care Can Be Benchmark Metric for Older Surgical Patients
Findings consistent across preexisting major morbidity and high-risk status
One in 10 Mental Health-Related ED Visits Among Youths Involve Boarding
Findings show these boarding experiences lasted more than two days for Medicaid-enrolled youths in 2022
Emergency Department 4+ Hour Boarding Reaches 25 Percent During Nonpeak Months
During winter peak months, boarding reached 35 percent during the past three years
FDA Announces Resolution of IV Saline Solutions Shortage
Agency is continuing efforts with manufacturers to address other IV fluid shortages
