Study: Staffing Problems Are Leading To Physician Burnout
July 16, 2025
A research letter published on May 14, 2025 in JAMA Internal Medicine entitled “Incomplete Team Staffing, Burnout, and Work Intentions Among US Physicians” reported on the results of a survey conducted from December 13, 2022 to March 31, 2025 of 970 physicians (53.1% men and 43.4% women)[...]
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Private Equity Nursing Homes
June 20, 2025
A report from April 2025 entitled Private Equity is Continuing to Acquire – and Bankrupt – Nursing Homes found: If you or a loved one suffered injuries (or worse) while a resident of a nursing home in the United States due to nursing home neglect, nursing home negligence, nursing home ab[...]
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9 In 10 Nursing Homes Have Staffing Levels Below Expectations
May 13, 2025
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) issued a report on May 2, 2025 entitled, “LTCCC Alert: Nine in 10 Nursing Homes Fall Short of Expected Staffing, New Federal Data Show (Q3 2024)” in which it found, based on its analysis of the most recent payroll-based journal (PBJ) data re[...]
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Delirium Still A Problem In Nursing Homes
May 8, 2025
A study published on March 17, 2025 in JAMA Network Open entitled “Persistence of Delirium in Postacute Care at Skilled Nursing Facilities” stated, in part: “Annually, more than 2 million Medicare beneficiaries are discharged from acute care hospitals to skilled nursing facilities [...]
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80% Of Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Preventable
May 4, 2025
According to the state-based Maternal Mortality Review Committees, more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable. The Global Burden of Disease study estimated a maternal mortality rate of 26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in the United States in 2015, which was par[...]
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Preventing Hospital Falls
April 27, 2025
According to a published medical article from 2019: The use of fall risk prediction tools is widespread, but their value in hospital fall prevention interventions is questionable. First, it is important distinguish between fall risk assessments and fall prediction or screening tools. Risk asses[...]
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