This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
Here's your daily industry news brief for May 9th. First,
after two incidents of immediate jeopardy,
CMS is investigating the University of Kansas Health System.
CMS says,
medical staff actions during the two incidents were found to cause immediate
jeopardy conditions. Last month,
the Kansas City c m s office notified the hospital of the findings.
Last year, a man died in the system's care. He checked into the ED in September,
requesting care and reporting a bad cop.
He was placed in a wheelchair and taken to a waiting room prior to examination.
Almost an hour and a half later video footage shows him unresponsive.
Shortly after this, he was declared dead
CMS documents say the medical record does not contain evidence that the hospital
provided an appropriate medical screening exam. In August,
another patient checked into the hospital.
The patient had a high risk pregnancy and requested emergency care.
The staff reportedly failed to stabilize the patient and discharged the
individual less than two hours later,
CMS says it launched its investigation after receiving reports that the hospital
may have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.
CMS notes that the case is not closed.
It'll only be closed when CMS verifies the hospital achieves compliance.
Beckers reached out multiple times for comment from the health system,
but received no response.
Our online story will be updated if more information becomes available.
Second concerns are growing over the potential for a summer resurgence.
Case levels are nowhere near last summer, however,
this is the highest they've climbed in Chicago since November.
The newly cases are also seen in people who were previously vaccinated against.
This creates another layer of concern for public health officials.
C D C data shows the group most at risk for contracting are gay or
bisexual men.
Almost 90% of the new cases are men who are gay or bisexual.
The genius vaccine offers 69% protection against ox.
Currently, only 25% of the at-risk population has received.
The vaccine officials say without increased in renewed vaccinations,
cases may rise nationally,
third and four years.
Xavier University in Cincinnati is planning to open the nation's first
Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The private university's board of trustees unanimously approved plans for the
medical school on Friday.
The university is planning to build a new complex on its main campus to house
the college. It will release more details about the project tomorrow.
The university plans to welcome its inaugural class of 75 students in 2027.
The goal is to eventually grow class sizes to 150 once
opened.
The osteopathic medical school will be only the second in Ohio and the 40th and
the US
fourth health officials are still working to identify the source of a bacterial
outbreak that's tied to 31 illnesses and seven patient deaths at Virginia Mason
Medical Center outbreak began in October. Hospital leaders,
C D C and local public health officials reviewed affected patients medical
records for any potential patterns regarding hospital locations.
This analysis did not reveal any overlap.
Health officials then turned to environmental sampling. However,
officials did not find any bacteria matching samples from infected patients.
Virginia Mason will implement even more rigorous infection control processes as
well as retest hospital services to pinpoint the source of the bacteria.
A former home health nurse in Michigan is sentenced to at least 30 years in
prison for the death of a three year old patient following a guilty verdict
of second degree murder.
42 year old Judas Sobel is facing between 30 and 75 years in prison.
Three year old Ophelia MA died while the former nurse was under the influence of
ma. Ms. Sobel was working an overnight shift at the Mao's home in June,
the patient's mother woke up to alarms for medical equipment.
She found her child's trachea tube disconnected, and Ms. Sobel incoherent
in early February. The Michigan Board of Nursing revoked Ms. SO'S license.
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