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Sepsis bundle compliance rose 18% at Mass General after EHR redesign
A two-year study finds that simplifying the order set, not adding alerts, drove the change.
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FDA clears first non-opioid for moderate post-op pain
The drug, a Nav1.8 inhibitor, is the first new mechanism approved for acute pain in two decades.
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VA pilots ambient AI scribes in 12 primary care clinics
An internal evaluation found visit notes shrunk by 38% with no measurable change in clinical accuracy.
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Mayo's bloodstream-infection rate hits five-year low after central-line redesign
A reworked insertion bundle and a no-blame dashboard cut CLABSI by 41%, the system reports.
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GLP-1 prescribing climbs 22% among non-endocrinology providers
Family medicine and internal medicine now account for the majority of new starts, claims data show.
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FDA panel split on extending RSV monoclonal to high-risk under-2s
An advisory committee voted 9–7 in favor; agency staff signaled they may go further than the panel.
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First U.S. RSV outbreak in a NICU traced to a visitor mistake
Eleven neonates contracted RSV after a visitor ignored a posted screening sign, a hospital review found.
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ER hold times in Atlanta climbed 8% in the first quarter
Boarding increased at every Grady-area hospital. The state has not commented.
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AHA endorses optional non-fasting lipid testing in primary care
The shift, long established in international guidelines, removes a logistical hurdle for screening.
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What the new Joint Commission staffing review really measures
A close read of the methodology, with a CMO who survived three on-site reviews this year.
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First-year burnout rates among PAs match physicians, study finds
A national survey of 4,800 first-year PAs found burnout-positive screening at 47%, statistically indistinguishable from interns.
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Texas Children's pilots in-home pediatric infusion
A small program is putting infusion nurses in patients' living rooms — and saving the system about $640 per visit.
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Indiana paramedics certified to begin field blood transfusions
A six-county pilot makes Indiana the eleventh U.S. state to authorize prehospital whole-blood programs.
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Why a Brooklyn ER tracks 'meaningful goodbyes' as a quality metric
An emergency department at Maimonides started measuring something the rest of the field doesn't.