Leapfrog Ruling Raises Strategic Questions for Hospital CFOs
According to the ruling, the organization assigned the lowest possible scores on several safety measures when hospitals did not participate in the survey, a practice the judge said had “no scientific basis” and ultimately misrepresented hospital safety.
Increasing Perspective on ED Boarding and Patient Care
While retrospective reporting is useful, real-time, operational intelligence can help health systems get ahead of bottlenecks, anticipate discharge barriers, coordinate downstream capacity, and proactively reduce ED boarding.
AI-Enhanced Digital Stethoscopes Help with Early Detection of Heart Disease
The study looked at 357 patients age 50 or over who were examined at three primary care clinics using both traditional and AI-enabled stethoscopes. The technology was used to listen for acoustic patterns associated with valve problems and flagged patients who need echocardiogram referrals.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Registry Predicts Risks for Cardiovascular Patients
Information collected in the database includes patient demographic data such as age and weight, patient circumstances such as whether a patient is on a ventilator, and types of patient procedures such as diagnostic heart catheterization. The data is then used to create a point system that produces a risk score for patients undergoing certain types of procedures in a cath lab.
Maternal Safety Strategy: Why More Hospitals Are Turning to the OB Hospitalist Model
New data from OB Hospitalist Group suggests that hospitals using a dedicated OB hospitalist model may see measurable improvements in maternal and infant outcomes, including reductions in severe maternal morbidity, preterm births, and C-section rates.
Bridging Hospital and Home: The Critical Role of Social Workers in Care Coordination
When social workers are integrated into care coordination alongside nurses, they help health systems reduce discharge delays, prevent readmissions, and improve flow across the care continuum. These real-world complexities fall directly into the domain of social work.
Report Looks at Trends in Maternal Care in 2026
With maternal mortality highest among the world’s high-income nations, the report looks at this looming crisis fueled by health disparities, federal policy changes, reproductive health restrictions, access challenges, and maternity deserts.
How a Learning Culture Can Shore Up Hospitals Against Risks of Nursing Shortage
There’s no single or quick fix. But the sector is ramping up initiatives to help relieve the pressure. A critical focal point is education. But related efforts must be thoroughly weighed to counter the downside risks.
The Exec: New Vanderbilt Health Physician-in-Chief Shares Keys to Critical Care Success
To provide effective critical care services, health systems and hospitals need to provide the latest guideline-directed care and assess outcomes, according the new physician-in-chief at Vanderbilt Health.
Five Forces to Define Patient Flow in 2026
Hospital operations, throughput, and capacity are top of mind for many organizations looking at the coming year and what needs to be done to help treat patients more effectively in the face of increased patient need and ever-shrinking resources and personnel.