Tag: Hospitals
Hospital Consolidation Linked to Closure of Inpatient Pediatric Services
Joining a hospital system linked to loss of inpatient pediatric services within five years
Bad Air Pollution Days Tied to Longer Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations
Mean length of stay increased up to 10 percent during times when air quality was poorer
In-Hospital Wearable Activity Trackers Tied to Improved Outcomes
Patients using wearable trackers had higher physical activity and functioning
Hospitalizations Involving Fungal Infections Up During COVID-19
During 2020 to 2021, patients hospitalized with COVID-19-associated fungal infections had higher length of stay, ICU admission, in-hospital mortality
Clinical Language Model Can Predict Readmission
Model trained on clinical notes that accurately predict three clinical and two operational tasks
Supervised Walking Program Benefits Veterans Admitted to Hospital
Odds lower for discharge to skilled nursing facility, but no difference seen in length of stay or having inpatient fall
U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Record Low
Hospitalizations are among the few COVID-19 metrics still being monitored by public health officials
Impact Seen for Hospitals Nearby but Not Affected by Ransomware Attacks
Increases seen for multiple measures of patient volume and wait times in the emergency department
Hospitals Caring for Mostly Black Patients Provide Quality Heart Failure Care
No significant within-hospital differences seen for quality for Black patients versus White patients
Health Care-Associated Infections Higher for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Findings seen for central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
