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An artificial intelligence tool accurately predicted which inpatients would have worsening conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study found.
Sepsis alert systems in emergency departments were linked to improved patient outcomes, including a reduced risk of death and shorter hospital stays, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Giving monthly cash payments to low-income people could result in fewer emergency department visits, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Automatically scheduling postpartum primary care and sending reminders and educational messages increased visits by 19%, a study found.
The National Institute for Nursing Research released its director’s lecture on research in advancing maternal health.
An American Hospital Association podcast explores how clinicians can ease their cognitive load, which measures the mental effort required for processing highly technical and information heavy tasks.
An American Hospital Association blog describes how Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is addressing minority mental health.
The American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity released a Health Equity infographic clarifying how diversity, equity and inclusion relates to health equity.
Nursing leaders and front-line intensive care unit staff collaboratively developed unit-specific guidelines for appropriate staffing when critically ill patients require 1:1 nursing care, according to an article in Advanced Critical Care.
More than 40% of workers who left their organization in the past year said leadership could have taken action to keep them from departing, a recent Gallup survey of 717 people found.