Reducing Handoff Communication Failures and Inequities in Healthcare
August 22, 2024 12:25 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspiring studies related to two common sources of adverse events in healthcare – handoff communication failures, and bias and...
Hospitalist Co-Management Program for Neurosurgery Inpatients Reduces Medical Complications and Length of Stay
May 02, 2024 12:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical complications are common among neurosurgical patients and can jeopardize their clinical results, leading to longer lengths of...
Study Finds Clinicians Support Consumers as First Reporters of Early Patient Deterioration in Hospital
March 28, 2024 12:03 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Detection of early patient deterioration in the hospital can lead to timely intervention and improved outcomes. Patients themselves, as...
Study Evaluates Prevalence of Four Recommended Practices for Suicide Prevention Following Hospital Discharge
March 12, 2024 11:15 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Multiple studies suggest the risk for suicide is significantly higher following hospital discharge compared to during hospitalization....
Emergency department boarding’s impact on patient care and clinician well-being
November 28, 2023 15:07 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergency department (ED) boarding, or continuing to provide care for patients in the ED after the decision to admit due to lack of...
Virtual multidisciplinary rounds reduce length of stay and improve throughput
August 22, 2023 14:36 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traditional, in-person multidisciplinary rounds (MDRs) in patient care units are shown to reduce length of stay (LOS) and improve...
Study identifies characteristics associated with high fidelity during patient handoffs
July 25, 2023 12:45 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patient handoffs are a critical transition point. Evidence suggests standardized protocols during handoffs improve communication,...
Work-life center supports healthcare worker well-being after experiencing adverse event
March 23, 2023 12:03 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With an already distressed healthcare workforce demonstrating high levels of burnout, depression and suicide, access to behavioral...
Assessing how much inpatient care information patients retain after hospital discharge
January 31, 2023 12:52 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, January 31, 2023) – Hospitalized patients receive a large amount of medical information from their...
Study on race and ethnicity and timely treatment of severe peripartum hypertension
November 29, 2022 12:07 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Approximately 50,000 cases of severe maternal morbidity (SSM) and 700 pregnancy-related deaths occur annually in the United States....