Federal ‘all or none’ sepsis policy a wash in multi-hospital study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2021
SEP-1 requirements meant to combat staggering sepsis rates in the U.S. did not lead to clinically meaningful patient outcomes in 11 UPMC hospitals, physician-scientists say.
Coordinate locally to lower COVID-19 burden, facility study suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2020
Three Michigan nursing homes worked hand-in-hand with local referral hospitals and labs to successfully contain facility COVID-19 outbreaks.
Providers object to reduced-testing policy for patients discharged to nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 11, 2020
Nursing home providers in Rhode Island are pushing back against the state’s decision to ease COVID-19 testing requirements for patients discharged from hospitals and into long-term care facilities.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 22
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2020
Airborne COVID-19 transmission via ventilation systems merits closer scrutiny, scientists argue … Acute kidney injury in COVID-19 is an emerging hospital resource problem … CMS to release first race,...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 patients often infected with other respiratory viruses: early study … Providers trying to ‘MacGyver’ their way around COVID-19 … Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies warned not to stockpile...
C. diff often originates outside healthcare settings, new study suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2019
One in 10 patients admitted to a New York hospital with no C. diff symptoms were found to be carriers. Six months later, 38% had symptoms.
Keeping an eye on what the hospital is doing down the street
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 01, 2018
Maybe we should come up with a few new expression to signify what’s projected to be a doubling of Americans age 65-plus by 2060. The Aged Avalanche? Elderly Earthquake? Fragile Flood?
Experts: Hospitals should work directly with nursing homes to address infections
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 02, 2018
Hospitals have made much greater strides in cutting infection rates than their peers in the long-term care space and should work more closely with the latter to share know-how and better address the issues,...
When no comment says a lot: A tale for nursing homes and hospitals
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 21, 2017
One should never forget that some of the most brutal fights occur between brothers or sisters.
Maybe you don’t want to be in that preferred network …
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 23, 2017
When it comes to contemplating joining caregiving networks, maybe you have more in common with the hospital than you think. Poor-performing hospitals tend to coexist in the same market as poor-performing...