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´óÏóÊÓƵStats: Hospitalizations for COVID-19–Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Hospitalizations for COVID-19–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children varied significantly by race in 2021, ranging from 0.97 hospitalizations per every 100,000 White children per month to 1.99 hospitalizations per every 100,000 Black children per month. (Source: JAMA Network Open, .)

Today's Headlines:

• Winners Selected in Challenge Competition To Create TeamSTEPPS Training Videos.
• Register for Sept. 14 Webinar on Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery.
• If Enhanced Tax Credits Expire, Off-Marketplace ACA-Compliant Silver Plans May Reduce Premiums for High-Income Families.
• Apply by Sept. 12: ´óÏóÊÓƵSeeks Director of Healthcare-Associated Infections Division.
• Register Now: Sept. 26 Webinar on Learning Health System’s Potential To Reduce Patient Harms.
• ´óÏóÊÓƵInvites Research Proposals for Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care.
• Highlights From ´¡±á¸é²Ï’s Patient Safety Network.
• ´óÏóÊÓƵin the Professional Literature.

Winners Selected in Challenge Competition To Create TeamSTEPPS Training Videos

Five healthcare organizations have been chosen as the winners in ´¡±á¸é²Ï’s challenge competition to create new TeamSTEPPS training videos. TeamSTEPPS, launched in 2006, is a program that has helped thousands of organizations advance patient safety by improving teamwork and communications in a variety of healthcare settings. Challenge winners will split $100,000 in prize money for videos designed to meet the needs of clinical teams in current healthcare settings. Access more about the challenge competition and the winners, as well as the recently updated Teams STEPPS 3.0 curriculum, tools and other resources.

Register for Sept. 14 Webinar on Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery

Registration is open for an ´óÏóÊÓƵwebinar on Sept. 14 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. ET on Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery. The webinar, hosted by ´¡±á¸é²Ï’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research, will feature ´óÏóÊÓƵgrantees discussing their research on engaging patients in event reporting, improving medication safety for medically complex children with mHealth and improving diabetes and depression self-management via adaptive mobile messaging. Researchers will discuss future uses of new technologies and answer attendee questions.

If Enhanced Tax Credits Expire, Off-Marketplace ACA-Compliant Silver Plans May Reduce Premiums for High-Income Families

Families with higher incomes searching for individual insurance may consider purchasing Affordable Care Act–compliant plans off-marketplace to reduce their premiums, according to an ´óÏóÊÓƵstudy published in American Journal of Managed Care. Families with incomes above 400 percent of the federal poverty level were ineligible for marketplace premium tax credits before 2021, and they may be again after 2025 when enhanced premium tax credits expire. Off-marketplace plans were widely available in 2020, and the average total premium for lowest-cost off-marketplace silver plans was more than 11 percent lower than similar on-marketplace plans. Bronze and gold plans tended to have higher premiums off-marketplace. Higher-income families who lose their premium tax credits may save money by choosing off-marketplace silver plans, but few would have access to off-marketplace bronze and gold plans with lower premiums than those available on-marketplace. Access the .

Apply by Sept. 12: ´óÏóÊÓƵSeeks Director of Healthcare-Associated Infections Division

´óÏóÊÓƵis seeking applicants to serve as the director of its Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Division and senior science advisor in the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. This is a unique opportunity to impact national efforts to advance HAI prevention and antibiotic stewardship as well as patient safety more broadly. The selected candidate will lead the planning, development and execution of new and innovative funding opportunities; develop comprehensive improvement strategies to prevent HAIs and promote antibiotic stewardship in healthcare systems; cultivate collaborations on priority areas with private and federal partners; and represent ´¡±á¸é²Ï’s interests in HAIs and antibiotic stewardship. The announcement closes Sept. 12. Access , including how to apply.

Register Now: Sept. 26 Webinar on Learning Health System’s Potential To Reduce Patient Harms

Registration is open for a webinar on Sept. 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET on the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Journey to High Reliability: Advancing Toward Zero Harm and Becoming a Learning Health System. The webinar is part of a series sponsored by the AHRQ-led National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety, a public–private collaboration to support healthcare delivery systems’ move toward zero harm. Gerard R. Cox, M.D., M.H.A., the VHA’s Assistant Under Secretary for Health, Office of Quality and Patient Safety, will highlight the VHA’s journey towards becoming a high-reliability organization with a focus on how to create a learning health system. Access more information about the Alliance and previous webinars.

´óÏóÊÓƵInvites Research Proposals for Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care

New Notices of Funding Opportunity from ´óÏóÊÓƵsolicit research proposals aimed at understanding and improving diagnostic safety in ambulatory care. Access the notices for additional information:

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Highlights From ´¡±á¸é²Ï’s Patient Safety Network

´¡±á¸é²Ï’s highlights journal articles, books and tools related to patient safety. Articles featured this week include:

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Review additional new publications in PSNet’s or access recent in ´¡±á¸é²Ï’s WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web).

´óÏóÊÓƵin the Professional Literature

What do adolescents and their parents need from mental health integration in primary care? A qualitative exploration of design insights. Hoopes AJ, Brandzel SD, Luce C, et al. J Pediatr Health Care 2022 Nov-Dec;36(6):570-81. Epub 2022 Aug 8. Access the on PubMed®.

Bridging the digital health divide: characterizing patient portal users and nonusers in the U.S. Ahmed N, Brown J, Parau C, et al. Med Care 2023 Jul;61(7):448-55. Epub 2023 Jun 8. Access the on PubMed®.

Risk of misleading conclusions in observational studies of time-to-antibiotics and mortality in suspected sepsis. Pak TR, Young J, McKenna CS, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2023 Aug 2. Epub ahead of print.] Access the on PubMed®.

Impact of mail-based continuous positive airway pressure initiation on treatment usage and effectiveness. Donovan LM, Parsons EC, McCall CA, et al. Sleep Breath 2023 Mar;27(1):303-8. Epub 2022 Mar 26. Access the on PubMed®.

Reevaluating the significance of infection preventionists and infection prevention and control departments in the post-COVID-19 era. Amaefule AQ, Litvintchouk A, de Cordova P, et al. Am J Med Qual 2023 Jul-Aug;38(4):206-8. Epub 2023 Jun 29. Access the on PubMed®.

Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): implementing 21 components to catalyze statewide improvement in surgical care. Bilimoria KY, McGee MF, Williams MV, et al. Ann Surg Open 2023 Mar;4(1):e258. Epub 2023 Mar 1. Access the on PubMed®.

Functional status and therapy for older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in nursing homes: a population-based study. Di M, Keeney T, Belanger E, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 2023 Jul;71(7):2239-49. Epub 2023 Mar 7. Access the on PubMed®.

Establishing a Cystic Fibrosis Learning Network: interventions to promote collaboration and data-driven improvement at scale. Ong T, Albon D, Amin RS, et al. Learn Health Syst 2023 Jul;7(3):e10354. Epub 2022 Dec 19. Access the on PubMed®.