Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare can be incredibly powerful…until it isn’t. KFF Health News has published a reminder that while AI can unlock significant clinical, financial and operational efficiencies and even breakthroughs, the technology is still in its relative infancy in terms of implementation in live environments. As such, human…
A Cleveland Clinic pediatric hospitalist sees much room for improvement in the perioperative management of pediatric patients with medical complexities characterized by rare multisystem disease. Moises Auron, MD, says that while such patients are frequently candidates for life-sustaining surgeries—often multiple surgeries—their risk for increased morbidity and mortality remains high. Cleveland…
Novant Health Scotts Hill Medical Center is scheduled to fully open to patients on June 16 in Wilmington, N.C. The 250,000-square-foot, $294 million facility is described as New Hanover County’s first hospital opening in nearly 60 years. The hospital will feature eight ORs, a 29-bed pre-op/post-op unit, and a 12-bed…
A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that intraoperative tranexamic acid reduced red-cell transfusions across major noncardiac surgeries without increasing the risk of dangerous blood clots. The study was sponsored and coordinated by the University of Manitoba (UM) and co-led by researchers at UM and…
When it’s not clear who’s taking a patient home after their procedure at an ASC, the resulting ambiguity and uncertainty can cause a discharge delay or even a same-day cancelation of their procedure before it even begins. Two safety and risk management experts from patient safety organization ECRI—Anna Thomas, MSN,…
The inaugural Periop Leader Week will unite two of perioperative leadership’s most trusted events, the OR Manager Conference and the OR Business Management Summit, into a single, integrated educational experience. Whether you’ve attended one, both, or neither, this is something new. Perioperative leaders from hospitals, health systems and ASCs of…
Development of postoperative delirium remains the strongest predictor of long-term cognitive decline, according to a new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham, Hebrew SeniorLife and Brown University. The cohort study of 560 older adults, “Rehospitalization and the Association of Postoperative Delirium With Cognitive Decline in Older Adults,” was published…
Nonprofit health system Ascension announced that it has officially completed its long-anticipated acquisition of ASC management, development and operation company AMSURG. Ascension’s ASC network now expands to 300 facilities nationwide. “This is a critical step in Ascension’s growth strategy, directly responding to the national shift toward the outpatient setting,” stated…
According to local newspaper The Herald, Novant Health will build a medical campus on the site of a failed plan to build a headquarters and practice facility for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Plans call for the 25-acre campus in Rock Hill, S.C., about 25 miles south of Charlotte, N.C., to host…
Independent nonprofit Nebraska newsroom The Flatwater Free Press has published an extensive article about a gastroenterologist who made nearly $5 million and a surgeon who made nearly $4 million in 2024 while working at nonprofit health system Faith Health, making them “the two highest-paid nonprofit employees in the state.” The…
