Tag: Patient Safety

Variation in treatment, outcomes by race of veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

Editor's Note This study led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine finds that Black veterans hospitalized with COVID-19 were less likely to be treated with evidence-based treatments than White patients. A total of 43,222 veterans (12,135 Black and 31,087 White) hospitalized with COVID-19 in 130 Veterans Affairs Medical…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 26, 2022
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FDA: Class I recall of Jiangsu Well Biotech COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 12 identified the recall of Jiangsu Well Biotech’s COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Devices as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because the tests were distributed to US customers without authorization, clearance, or approval from the FDA. No…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 26, 2022
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Healthcare sector has been victim to 25% of ransomware attacks in 2022

Editor's Note According to data from the FBI, just in 2022, 25% of ransomware attacks have been directed at the healthcare sector, Becker’s Health IT October 26 reports. Common Spirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the US, is the latest reported victim to a ransomware attack,…

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By: Bridget Brown
October 26, 2022
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FDA: Philips Respironics recalls certain BiPAP, CPAP masks

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 19 identified the recall by Philips Respironics of certain masks for BiPAP and CPAP machines as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because magnetic headgear clips that hold the masks in place can cause injury or death…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 24, 2022
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Session: Infection Prevention Surveillance and Data Collection in the ASC

Editor's Note Only 26 states require the reporting of surgical site infections (SSIs) to either the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) or the state, Lisa Berus, MSN, MEd, RN, CAIP, CNAMB, CASSPT, senior director at SCA Health, explained in this two-part breakout session.…

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By: Lauren McCaffrey
October 19, 2022
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Session: Implementing Process Change to Find the Real Patient Safety Indicator Solutions

Editor's Note “We like to say PSIs [patient safety indicators] are a marathon, not a sprint. Small progress is still progress,” said Holly Taylor, DNP, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, CNAMB, Quality Management Coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at this OR Manager Conference session. Taylor and fellow…

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By: Bridget Brown
October 18, 2022
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Nearly half of US adults surveyed said they mislead others about their COVID-19 status

Editor's Note This national survey study led by researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, and Middlesex Community College, Middletown, Connecticut, finds that nearly half of US adults surveyed reported misrepresentation of and nonadherence to COVID-19 public health measures. Among the survey findings: Of 1,733…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 12, 2022
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ACS comments on colonoscopy study

Editor's Note The American College of Surgeons (ACS) on October 11 issued comments on a European study examining colonoscopies that was published October 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, which looked at colonoscopies in Sweden, Poland, Norway, and the Netherlands, seemed to question the effectiveness of…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 12, 2022
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Estimated global proportions of long-COVID-19

Editor's Note This study by the Global Burden of Disease Long COVID Collaborators estimates that the proportion of patients with at least one of three long-COVID-19 symptoms (persistent fatigue with bodily pain or mood swings, cognitive problems, or ongoing respiratory problems) 3 months after COVID-19 infection is 6.2%. Analyzing 54…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 11, 2022
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APIC urges infection preventionists to continue masking

Editor's Note In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) relaxation of recommendations for universal healthcare personnel masking, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) on October 3 strongly urged its 15,000 members to continue masking in patient care areas. Requiring masks for anyone…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 11, 2022
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