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COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction: 6 things to know
Physicians have anecdotally reported that some male patients experience erectile dysfunction after a bout with COVID-19, The Los Angeles Times reported July 6. -
UC San Diego Health aims to expand lung donor pool with new transplant technique
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health performed San Diego County's first transplant surgery with lungs donated after cardiac death in June. -
Task force proposes 'presumed consent' for organ donation in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension is asking the state to add all residents to the organ donor list unless they opt out, WBUR reported July 5. -
How interlaminar stabilization is revolutionizing spine treatment for older patients
Historically, age-related spinal degeneration has been difficult to treat, but highly effective, minimally invasive techniques now exist that are ideal for use in ambulatory surgery centers. -
Defibrillator fire that burned patient spurs internal probe at HCA hospital
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is investigating a June 26 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient, reports ABC affiliate KTRK. -
Why men delay primary care: 3 notes from a Florida physician
Many men interact with the healthcare system less than women, and are therefore less familiar with it, says Aldo Ribeiros, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Baptist Health South Florida. -
Wide range of responses to COVID-19 vaccination among immunocompromised, study finds
"Immunocompromised" is a large bucket — and not all immunocompromising conditions affect a person's ability to produce antibodies in response to COVID-19 vaccination the same way, research published June 30 in the preprint server MedRxiv suggests. -
Leapfrog urges CMS to keep critical safety measure
Leapfrog is calling on CMS to do away with its proposal to remove a critical patient safety measure from its Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. -
13 states skipped infection control surveys during pandemic, inspector general finds
Thirteen states ignored CMS recommendations and did not perform targeted infection control surveys to prepare for COVID-19 patients last year, HHS' Office of Inspector General said in a June 28 report. -
Patient COVID-19 positive for nearly 300 days; longest documented infection, researchers believe
At the end of March 2020, David Smith, a U.K. patient in his 70s, tested positive for COVID-19. He continued testing positive for more than 290 days until early March 2021 and is believed to have had the longest documented COVID-19 infection, according to a case study recently published in the preprint server medRxiv. -
Verbal abuse, decrepit facilities and safety issues found at Rhode Island hospital that may lose accreditation
After The Joint Commission issued a preliminary denial of accreditation for Cranston, R.I.-based Eleanor Slater Hospital, Gov. Dan McKee released a list of health and safety issues at the hospital, reports WPRI. -
Joint Commission to launch maternal health verification program
The Joint Commission and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists will offer a Maternal Levels of Care Verification program for hospitals starting Jan. 1, 2022, the organizations said June 23. -
This hospital-acquired condition deserves more attention, task force says
U.S. hospitals must ramp up efforts to track and prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia, healthcare leaders wrote in a commentary published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. -
2 studies divided on treatment for kids with rare COVID-19 complication
The benefits of using a combination treatment for children who develop a rare inflammatory condition after contracting COVID-19 is still unclear, two new studies show. -
Epic's widely used sepsis prediction model performs worse than claimed, research finds
A sepsis prediction model developed by Epic and used by hundreds of U.S. hospitals and health systems performs worse than claimed on the prediction tool's fact sheet, according to a validation study published June 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine. -
Joint Commission threatens to pull Rhode Island hospital's accreditation
The Joint Commission issued a preliminary denial of accreditation for Cranston, R.I.-based Eleanor Slater Hospital, effective June 17, reports WPRI. -
VA plans to offer gender-affirming surgeries
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to offer gender-affirming surgeries to transgender veterans, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said June 19, according to The New York Times. -
Severe national blood shortage may lead to 'suboptimal care'
Amid a severe national blood shortage, some physicians are reserving blood for the most critical patients, ABC News reported June 20. -
CMS to remain flexible with surveys if hospitals experience COVID-19 surge
In response to a request from the American Hospital Association, CMS said it will consider temporary survey suspensions for hospitals experiencing COVID-19 surges. -
MPOWERHealth expands research capabilities to support value-based care initiatives
Research will focus on new opportunities and methodologies to improve patient outcomes and to optimize operating room, practice and facility efficiencies
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