Tag: Hospitals
Adding Social Workers to Care Teams Can Cut Hospital Admissions for Veterans
Initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams also reduces ED visits for high-risk veterans
Burden of Clostridioides difficile Infection Down in the U.S.
Decrease seen in adjusted estimate of national burden of health care-associated C. difficile infection
Hospitalizations for Chronic Liver Disease on the Rise
Burden due to alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease also increased
U.S. Army Opens Field Hospital in New York City
Field hospital in Manhattan meant to handle non-COVID-19 patients to free up space in city hospitals
Many Older Adults Receive Inpatient Diabetes Rx Intensification
Benefit unlikely in half due to limited life expectancy or already being at their HbA1c goal
36 Percent of Available Hospital Beds Unoccupied on Typical Day
Leading up to COVID-19 outbreak, 2.2 hospital beds available per 1,000 persons, but most occupied
Staff Collaboration Not Lowered by Internationally Trained Nurses
Higher levels of internationally trained nurses in U.S. hospital units do not hamper staff collaboration
2009 to 2015 Saw Increase in Hyperglycemic Events
Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state events increased in emergency, inpatient settings
Preventive Care Service May Cut Risk for Recurrent Fractures
Hospitals with fracture liaison services see fewer recurrent fractures among the elderly
Hospital Infection Control Can Prevent COVID-19 Transmission
No nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 seen in Hong Kong hospital using infection control measures
