Bypassing PACU after hip, knee arthroplasties
Editor's Note This prospective Danish study finds that transfer to a postanesthesia care unit (PACU) immediately after elective hip and knee arthroplasty might be unnecessary in low-risk patients. A total of 696 total knee (274), total hip (287), and unicompartmental knee (135) arthroplasty patients were analyzed. Of those, 307 bypassed…
Gen Zโs outlook on the healthcare workforce
Editor's Note Gen Z, the generation born after 1997, will comprise 30% of the workforce by 2030, and they are distinct from their s predecessors in several ways, the December 6 Beckerโs Hospital Review reports. Among Gen Zโs unique needs and distinctions: 75% believe their generation will change the world,…
Virtual nursing program helps alleviate staff shortages
Editor's Note Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, New Jersey, is testing an in-room, live-video virtual nursing platform to ensure that patients receive the attention they need and help address a shortage of nurses, the December 6 NJ.com reports. The technology is being tested in a pilot program on the fourth…
Study: Decisions by retirement-age nurses to continue working
Editor's Note This study by nurse researchers at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, finds that passion for patient care dominates decisions by retirement-age nurses to continue working. The analysis included data from 49 nurses in eight focus groups. The nurses ranged in age from 54 to 75 years…
Four ways to overcome micromanaging
Editor's Note There are four steps that leaders can take to identify and minimize their tendency to micromanage, the December 5 SmartBrief on Leadership reports. The steps include: Create a written agreementโa plan in writing that covers responsibilities, deadlines, resources needed, dates for execution. Schedule check-in datesโcheck-in dates build trust…
IHI, AMA launch National Coalition for Equity in Healthcare
Editor's Note The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), American Medical Association (AMA), and others, on December 6, launched the Rise to Health: A National Coalition for Equity in Healthcare, the December 6 Beckerโs Hospital Review reports. The coalition seeks to improve equity for staff as well as patients. An intervention…
Trends in clinician burnout during COVID-19
Editor's Note This study led by researchers from Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, finds that clinician burnout and intent to leave increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but rose sharply in late 2021. In this survey study of 20,627 US clinicians (physicians, residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) in 120 large healthcare…
Healthcare employment up in November
Editor's Note Overall healthcare employment in the US was up in November to a seasonally adjusted 16,623,800 workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on December 2. Thatโs up 44,700 since October. Hospital employment also was up by 11,000 jobs. The overall unemployment rate for November was 3.7%, for a…
AHA urges DEA to extend virtual prescribing rules, substance use medication
Editor's Note The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a special request to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on December 1 asking to clarify and extend rules that were created during COVID-19, which allowed providers to virtually prescribe medication for addiction-treatment, Beckerโs Hospital Review December 2 reports. During the pandemic, providers…
Report: 342 million medical records leaked due to breaches since 2009
Editor's Note Healthcare organizations in the US have seen almost 5,000 data breaches since 2009, notes a cybersecurity report from technology research company Comparitech published in August 2022. According to the report, these medical breaches have led to 342 million medical records being leaked. Here are some key findings from…