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Sep 14, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteAn analysis of more than 71,000 shooting incidents in five major US cities has identified lesser-known factors that are linked to increased firearm assaults, according to a September 13 news release from the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteThe Joint Commission, on September 13, announced its new Speak Up campaign To Prevent Serious Illness. The campaign is designed to educate patients on finding preventive care services, getting past barriers, and trying to avoid reaching a crisis point with their health. Preventive care includes blood tests, cancer screens, mental health check-ins, vaccinations, and tests for genetic conditions.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteThis study led by nurse researchers at the College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, finds that racial discrimination plays a substantial role in burnout among Asian nurses working in the US. Of 236 nurses responding to the study survey:99 (42.0%) reported definite or complete burnout177 (74.2%) reported experiencing job harassment, unfair treatment, and/or feeling invisible at work a few times a year or more.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteRecent research by Korn Ferry, a global consulting firm, looks at why employees quit their jobs within 12 months. Among the findings:Feeling out of sync, or uncomfortable, with the company’s culture or purposeLack of understanding of the purpose and value of their roleLack of friendly or helpful coworkersLack of attention from managers.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteOn September 17, World Patient Safety Day, The Joint Commission is partnering with the World Health Organization in recognizing the shared commitment to safe, equitable, high quality care for all and asks all accredited organizations and partners to join in the recognition. This year’s theme, “Engaging patients for patient safety,” and slogan, “Elevate the voice of patients,” recognize the crucial role patients, families, and caregivers play in the safety of healthcare.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
By: Judy Mathias
Tags:
Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health equity, Healthcare Diversity, Medicaid, Preventable hospitalization
Editor's NoteThis study, led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, examines whether Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion among Black, Hispanic, and White patients led to reductions in preventable hospitalizations.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
By: Judy Mathias
Tags:
ACS, Pain management, Patient education, postoperative opioids, Quality Improvement
Editor's NoteThe American College of Surgeons (ACS), on September 12, announced a new quality improvement (QI) project that will evaluate the most effective ways to help patients safely manage postoperative pain and reduce the risk of opioid dependence.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
By: Judy Mathias
Tags:
Airway, Class I recall, FDA, Patient Safety, Product recall, Ventilators
Editor's NoteThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on September 12, identified the recall by Mallinckrodt Manufacturing of its One-Way Valve, 22F x 22M, as Class I, the most serious. The recall was issued because the devices are not opening properly, which prevents or reduces the flow of ventilated air or oxygen.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteA new study by PRC, a healthcare market research and consulting company, finds that 15.6% of nurses have feelings of burnout and 41% feel unengaged, the September 6 nurse.org reports. In addition, the survey of more than 2,000 healthcare partners finds that 50% of nurses who report feeling burned out also say they have no plans to leave their organizations—highlighting the importance of supporting nurses in their workplaces.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
ormanager.com | Judy Mathias
Editor's NoteThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on September 11, approved the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech updated COVID-19 boosters that target the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the September 11 Reuters reports. The boosters, which were approved for those 12 years and older and authorized for emergency use for children ages 6 months to 11 years, must now be signed off by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel.
