Tag: Hospitals
Black Adult Patients Have Worse Patient Safety in Hospitals
Black adults experienced worse patient safety relative to White patients in same age group, of same gender, treated at same hospital
Patients of Female Doctors Have Lower In-Hospital Mortality
Findings in Canada when adjusting for hospital and patient characteristics
Surges in Hospital Caseload Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Patients receiving care in hospitals during surges have up to twice the COVID-19 mortality risk versus those seen in nonsurging hospital-months
Hospital Factors Tied to Greater COVID-19 Mortality in Blacks
Black patients more likely than Whites to die in the hospital or hospice when not adjusting for site of care
2008 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Pediatric Inpatient Capacity
Reductions seen in pediatric inpatient units and pediatric inpatient beds, but increase seen in PICU beds, mainly at children's hospitals
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Lawsuit was signed by 117 of 178 workers who were suspended last week for failure to get fully vaccinated by the hospital's deadline
Care No Better for Minority Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion
No change in receipt of definitive care reported for minorities in expansion states versus nonexpansion states
Factors ID’d for Pediatric Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization
Involuntary hospitalization associated with being aged 12 years or older and being from Black versus White ethnic group
Risk Factors for Drug-Induced Liver Injury ID’d in Hospitalized Patients
Risk for DILI up for patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, preexisting liver disease, surgical history
Comprehensive Med Reviews Do Not Cut Unplanned Hospitalizations
Among older adults with and without postdischarge follow-up, incidence of unplanned hospital visits within 12 months did not differ with CMRs versus usual care
