Employer Facing $164K OSHA Fine in Visiting Nurse’s Death
A pair of home healthcare providers face $163,627 in OSHA fines following the death of a licensed practical nurse during a home visit in Willimantic, Connecticut, the agency announced May 1.
Narrowing the Gender Gap in Care Disparity
Despite healthcare advances over the past few decades, we know that wide gaps in the research and treatment for health issues unique to women continue to exist. This results in significant disparities in treatments not only for issues like maternal or menstrual health, but also for conditions that present differently in men and women.
Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Sector: Best Practices for Preventing Today’s Attacks
The Change incident is not alone. In 2023, more than 540 organizations and 112 million individuals were affected by healthcare data breaches reported to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), compared to 590 organizations and 48.6 million impacted individuals in 2022. The incidents have become increasingly complicated, and the money at stake is only growing larger.
Intermountain Sees Unexpected Benefits in Virtual Nursing Pilot
Intermountain Health’s new Telehealth for Nursing program may be checking all the boxes for a virtual nursing pilot, with KPIs that focus on improving patient outcomes and cutting down on wasted time. But executives are also keeping an eye on the intangibles.
Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades Show Improvement in Patient Experience and Infection Prevention
Hospitals are seeing improvements in patient experience and a decrease in preventable healthcare-associated infections (HAI), according to The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades.
3 Areas Where Nurse Leaders Want a Seat at the Table
From ensuring nurses have a say in the integration of AI into healthcare systems, to improving the public perception of nursing, to demonstrating the value of nursing to the C-Suite, a CNO’s work is complex. In times like these strategizing with peers is key, and that’s exactly what dozens of nurse leaders from across the country are doing right now.
Understanding the Value of the Home as a Healthcare Site
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the launch of the Home as a Health Care Hub, a resource designed to help healthcare executives understand how to design programs that deliver care in the home setting.
Researchers Use AI to Identify Healthcare-Based Outbreaks
A four-year study in 82 hospitals across the US, recently posted in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the automated tool reduced potential outbreaks by 64% compared to traditional methods of identifying an outbreak. The tool identified potential outbreaks, on average, three times per year per hospital.
Improving Price Transparency in Labs and Beyond
With the Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act, which includes the Lower Cost, More Transparency Act, passed in December 2023, clinical labs are now required to disclose their prices up front, which offers patients a clearer understanding of their healthcare expenses before undergoing treatment.
Automate Vital Sign Collection to Improve Outcomes and Combat Burnout
Vital signs are critical indicators of a patient’s condition in the inpatient setting. Manual collection of vital signs is conducted about four times per day, which is often insufficient to determine whether a patient is decompensating, says F.J. Campbell, MD, chief medical officer of Ardent Health.