Diagnosis delays more likely for EDs with fewer pediatric patients
Editor's Note Emergency departments (EDs) that see more young patients tend to deliver more timely diagnoses than those that see fewer young patients, where diagnosis is more likely to be delayed. The findings appeared February 12 study in JAMA pediatrics. The cohort study examined data from January 2015 to December…
Hot-button healthcare issues lead to โelevatedโ threat from domestic extremists
Editor's Note Divisive cultural issues such as abortion, gender-related care, and disagreements over the COVID-19 pandemic will "amplify the health care sector's visibility as a potential target for attack" by domestic extremists, according to a March 4 ABC News report on a confidential memo issued by the Department of Homeland…
Ransomware group targeting Change Healthcare receives $22m Bitcoin payment
Editor's Note BlackCat, the ransomware group responsible for the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Groupโs Change Healthcare received a $22 million payment in bitcoins, according to a post the group made online.ย Reutors reported the news March 4. Change Healthcare provides payment and revenue cycle management tools and is owned by UnitedHealth, the…
Study: Microglia help awaken the brain from anesthesia, protect neurons from aftereffects
Editor's Note A new study finds that the same cells that are involved in preventing damage to the central nervous system โ called microglia โ help to awaken the brain following anesthesia. The findings appeared January 4 in the journal Nature.ย Using electron-microscopy-based synaptic reconstruction, the researchers could see the…
Analgesic clinical trials failing to assess movement-evoked postoperative pain
Editor's Note Most surgical studies still do not report movement-evoked postoperative pain despite the recommendations of expert consensus groups, according to findings published November 27 in Anesthesiology. Researchers came to essentially the same conclusion upon re-evaluating the assessment of pain at rest and movement-evoked pain in 2011. In this updated…
New surgical gel could promote wound healing in pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Editor's Note A new synthetic surgical gel developed by a researcher at Radboud University may one day help reduce the need for recurring surgeries for women with pelvic organ prolapse. Advanced Therapeutics published the findings September 6, 2023. According to a recent EurekAlert! report, the researcher received her PhD for…
Study: Hospital privatization reduces care quality
Editor's Note Quality of care drops when hospitals move from public to private ownership, according to review published in the March issue of the Lancet Public Health. The meta-analysis uses evidence from 13 longitudinal studies across the United States, Canada, Croatia, England, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Sweden. Researchers evaluated…
Renowned mental health educator Sheila Robinson-Kiss to deliver keynote address at OR Manager Conference 2024
The 2024 event takes place October 28-30, 2024, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV Rockville, MD โ March 5, 2024 โ The OR Manager Conference 2024 is proud to announce Sheila Robinson-Kiss, MSW, LCSW, a distinguished mental health educator and founder of The Rebalancing America and Beyond Initiative,…
Survey: Healthcare supply chain leaders focused on staffing, savings, standardization
Editor's Note Addressing pressure on margins, inconsistent processes, and staffing issues are top priorities for healthcare supply chain leaders recently surveyed by symplr, a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software. Published February 27, the State of Healthcare Supply Chain Survey offers insight from nearly 100 VPs of Supply Chain, Chief…
US well-represented in โWorldโs Best Hospitalโ rankings
Editor's Note American hospitals fared well in Newsweekโs 2024 "World's Best Hospital" list, Beckerโs Hospital Review reported February 28, noting that 43 candidates from the United States made the list of 250. Four US hospitals ranked in the top 10, a group singled out specifically for innovative use of artificial…