Tag: Hospitals
Thousands of Hospital Patients in Oregon May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis, HIV
In-Hospital Delirium Increases Risk for Functional Disability, Cognitive Impairment
Findings seen among older adults in the six months following a COVID-19 hospitalization
Substituting Lower-Wage Staff for Registered Nurses Tied to Worse Outcomes
Harms include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, excess Medicare costs and forgone cost savings
Hospital Nursing Resources Tied to COVID-19 Survival
Findings for both in-hospital death and 30-day postdischarge mortality
CMS Hospital Star Ratings Offer Limited Measure of Surgical Quality
Star rating linked to postop mortality, serious complications, readmissions, but wide variation in outcomes within each star rating group
Machine Translations Similar to Professionals for Spanish, Portuguese Discharge Instructions
Google Translate and ChatGPT demonstrated similar domain-level ratings to professional translations for discharge instructions for pediatric conditions
Drop in ED Visits, Admissions Seen in Hospitals Targeted by Ransomware
Transient decrease seen, with return to preattack levels within eight weeks; increase seen in ED visits at nearby hospitals
Mortality Down for Rectal Cancer Surgery at NAPRC-Accredited Hospitals
Lower rates of 30-day complications also observed at accredited hospitals
Guidance Lacking for Inpatient Management of Asymptomatic HTN
Inconsistent recommendations found for managing hypertensive urgencies, but outpatient BP goals were clearly defined
Regional Decolonization Aids Multidrug-Resistant Organism-Related Outcomes
Benefits include lower carriage, infections, hospitalizations, costs, and deaths
