1 00:00:00,330 --> 00:00:03,410 This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast. 2 00:00:04,150 --> 00:00:08,710 Here's your daily industry news brief for May 3rd. First, 3 00:00:08,930 --> 00:00:12,350 the Leapfrog Group released its spring safety grades. Today, 4 00:00:13,340 --> 00:00:17,360 20 hospitals have received consecutive a safety grades since 2012. 5 00:00:18,340 --> 00:00:23,100 Leapfrog assigns letter grades to almost 3000 acute general hospitals every 6 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:24,060 fall and spring. 7 00:00:25,140 --> 00:00:28,680 It evaluates the hospital's performance on 22 cms. 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,680 Patient safety measures the Leapfrog Hospital survey, 9 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:34,160 as well as other supplemental sources. 10 00:00:35,570 --> 00:00:39,520 These safety grades are the only hospital ratings program that is solely based 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,560 on the hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, 12 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,040 accidents, injuries, and infections. 13 00:00:47,260 --> 00:00:51,640 20 hospitals achieved consecutive A grades and less than 1% of hospitals were 14 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,640 given an F. For the full list. Please visit Becker Hospital review.com. 15 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:03,710 Second, new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Shows. 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,990 Enrollment in BSN programs fell 1.4% last year. 17 00:01:08,740 --> 00:01:11,390 This ends a 20 year period of growing enrollment. 18 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:16,730 The AACN conducts a national survey of nursing schools with BSN in higher 19 00:01:16,730 --> 00:01:21,600 degrees on a yearly basis. Over 900 schools responded to the survey in the fall. 20 00:01:22,780 --> 00:01:26,570 Enrollment in both masters and PhD programs also decreased. 21 00:01:29,140 --> 00:01:34,130 Third, Jefferson Health in Philadelphia will acute care general surgery and 22 00:01:34,130 --> 00:01:36,930 emergency services. At Einstein Medical Center, 23 00:01:37,070 --> 00:01:41,770 Elkins Park convert the facility into a physical rehabilitation provider. 24 00:01:42,710 --> 00:01:44,890 The hospital has about 1000 employees. 25 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,770 Over 100 will be affected by the changes. 26 00:01:48,350 --> 00:01:53,210 The system's goal is to retain all affected employees. Fourth, 27 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:53,990 yesterday, 28 00:01:53,990 --> 00:01:58,770 the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled to overturn a lower court order that required 29 00:01:58,830 --> 00:02:02,650 Aurora Healthcare to administer Ivermectin to a Covid-19 patient. 30 00:02:03,740 --> 00:02:08,360 The six one ruling states that the Circuit Court erroneously exercised its 31 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,960 discretion. The Circuit Court did not cite any statute, case or other law. 32 00:02:14,380 --> 00:02:17,560 The lawsuit stems from an incident last year at a Wisconsin Hospital. 33 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,250 Patient was forced to be intubated. 34 00:02:20,830 --> 00:02:25,820 The patient's nephew asked physicians to give his Uncle Ivermectin experts say, 35 00:02:25,820 --> 00:02:30,080 this treatment is ineffective against Covid-19. Physicians refused, 36 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,480 and the nephew sued the hospital. 37 00:02:32,380 --> 00:02:34,960 The patient eventually recovered and was discharged. 38 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,940 The Waukesha County Circuit Court initially ordered the hospital to administer 39 00:02:39,990 --> 00:02:40,823 Ivermectin. 40 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,020 It then altered the order to require the nephew to find an outside credentialed 41 00:02:45,020 --> 00:02:49,900 physician to come to the hospital to provide the drug. Thanks for listening. 42 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,100 Do you want more of the latest info about clinical leadership delivered directly 43 00:02:53,100 --> 00:02:54,220 to your inbox? Every weekday. 44 00:02:55,140 --> 00:02:58,460 Subscribe to the Becker's Clinical Leadership and Infection Control e newsletter 45 00:02:58,640 --> 00:02:59,660 on our website at 46 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,260 www.beckerhospitalreview.com/quality.