HOSPITAL REPORT
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Family Caregivers Report Poor Care from For-Profit Hospices
For-profit hospices also are associated with fewer nursing visits and less-qualified staff, researchers reported.
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Fall Prevention Program Reduces Patient Falls by 19%
Evidence-based fall prevention tactics improve patient safety and save millions in healthcare costs.
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Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Entities On the Rise
Ransomware attacks on hospitals and other healthcare providers doubled since 2016, researchers note. Cybercriminals also are becoming more sophisticated.
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COVID-19 Burnout Threatens Primary Care Physician Workforce
While all PCPs reported increases in workload, younger physicians were more likely to report emotional distress, burnout, and declining quality of care, according to a recent Commonwealth Fund survey.
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Administrative Never Events Cause Subtle but Real Patient Harm
Harmful hospital policies, such as aggressive debt collection, should be treated as harmful never events, argued the authors of a recent report.
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Emotional Exhaustion Increased Sharply in Nurses, Physicians
Nurses have shouldered much of the burden of emotional exhaustion since the pandemic began, according to researchers.
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Survey: More Physicians See Colleagues Behaving Badly
Incidents of bullying, intimidation, and harassment
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After Dobbs Ruling, Congress Acts to Enshrine Access to Contraceptives
The Right to Contraception Act faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
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STD Rates Continued to Climb Despite Pandemic
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic did little to slow the increase of reported STDs, including an alarming growth in congenital syphilis.
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Study Reveals 30-Day Non-COVID-19 Mortality Rates on the Rise
All-cause 30-day mortality rates for non-COVID-19 patients increased by more than 20% between 2020 and 2021, even as non-COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased.