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6 days ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Mariah (Handy) Taylor
Hawaii hospitals are reporting a backlog of thousands of images needing to be interpreted by radiologists, Hawaii News Now reported April 18. The state is estimated to have a shortage of 10 radiologists in 2024. The shortage has led to thousands of CT scans, PET scans, MRIs and other critical tests to be waiting in queues. Honolulu-based The Queen’s Medical Center notified its staff that it has 8,000 images pending review as of last week.
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6 days ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Mariah (Handy) Taylor
A recent study found that cancer-related hospitalizations increased 27.3% between 2008 and 2019, resulting in an increased total hospitalization cost of $20.9 billion. The study, published April 18 in Nature Scientific Reports, analyzed National Inpatient Sample data between 2008 and 2019. They identified 371 million hospitalizations, 56 million of which were cancer-related. Here are five findings:1.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Mariah (Handy) Taylor |Josh Weiner |Laura Dyrda |Kelly Gooch
Delaware has the highest percentage of facilities that scored perfectly on health equity measures, while New Hampshire has the lowest, according to CMS data. The Health Equity-State database uses social determinants of health data, including race, ethnicity, language, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation and disability status to determine access to equitable care and coverage. Facilities are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal |Mariah (Handy) Taylor |Laura Dyrda |Kristin Kuchno
While the post-pandemic nursing workforce is showing signs of stabilizing, high levels of burnout, stress and dissatisfaction continue to threaten long-term workforce stability, according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s biennial 2024 National Workforce Study. The report surveyed more than 800,000 nurses in the U.S. and is considered the largest, most comprehensive report on the state of the nursing workforce. Five key findings from the latest report:1.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Mariah (Handy) Taylor |Mackenzie Bean |Erica Carbajal |Alexandra Murphy
A recent study found that up to 90% of sepsis patients may be overtreated. The study, published April 15 in Clinical Infectious Diseases and led by researchers from Brigham’s Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, analyzed medical records of 600 randomly selected adults that were treated for suspected sepsis in seven emergency departments between 2019 and 2022. Here are four findings:1.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Mackenzie Bean |Mariah (Handy) Taylor |Erica Carbajal |Alexandra Murphy
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted April 16 to expand use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines among high-risk adults. The updated recommendation calls for a single vaccine dose for adults ages 50-59 with underlying medical conditions who are at increased risk for severe RSV illness. The CDC’s existing RSV vaccine guidance applies to adults ages 75 and older, as well as high-risk individuals ages 60 to 74.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Mariah (Handy) Taylor |Laura Dyrda |Kristin Kuchno
MetroHealth’s employee assistance program began in the 1980s as a counseling- and substance abuse-focused initiative. Today, the Cleveland-based health system has broadened its approach to address the “social determinants of work.”This concept looks at an employee not just through their personal and family needs, but through the obstacles they face in performing their best at work.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Andrew Cass |Erica Carbajal |Laura Dyrda |Mariah (Handy) Taylor
A Tennessee physician was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a $41 million Medicare fraud scheme. Four things to know: 1. John Manning, MD, 64, of Ashland City, pleaded guilty in August 2023 to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud, according to an April 14 Justice Department news release. 2.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal |Laura Dyrda |Mariah (Handy) Taylor |Jakob Emerson
More than 300 current and former physician assistants have filed a lawsuit against Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, alleging the academic health system dismissed years of gender-based wage gaps between male and female PAs. The lawsuit was filed April 15 in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court and claims “systematic and long-standing gender-based disparities” violate Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, as well as other state and federal laws, according to local news reports.
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1 week ago | 
beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter |Mackenzie Bean |Mariah (Handy) Taylor
Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview is improving culturally appropriate care and changing maternal screening practices in its commitment to health equity, according to an April 15 news release. In late 2023, the health system launched the Birth Justice Initiative to eliminate racial bias in maternal healthcare and improve patient outcomes. The group quickly discovered a gap in prenatal care.
