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Communities with higher uninsured rates could struggle to keep their facilities open as additional residents lose health coverage.
The House Appropriations Committee released a continuing resolution bill to fund the government through Nov. 21.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Rural Health Transformation Program applications.
Congressional members reintroduced an AONL- and American Hospital Association-supported bill to address the ongoing nurse and physician shortage.
Direct interactions between nurses and other home visitors and families had long-term positive effects on maternal and family well-being outcomes by the time children reached kindergarten, according to study results from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Nurse leaders who fill dual dean and health executive roles can foster direct collaboration between nursing schools and health systems, benefiting both academia and practice, says Shakira Henderson, PhD, DNP, RN.
Nurse leaders who ranked their work environments and patient safety culture higher than their staff nurses ranked them led hospitals with higher staff nurse burnout rates, according to a study published in Nursing Outlook.
Nursing leaders should vet artificial intelligence technology and include staff in the development and decision-making involving its use to ensure it benefits staff and patients, says Terry McDonnell, DNP, RN, senior vice president and CNE at Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C.
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education met its fall fundraiser goal to support nursing leadership science, with all donations up to $10,000 matched, thanks to an anonymous nursing leader.
A Health Affairs study found fewer than 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with opioid use disorder received standard care aligning with quality measures. In 2022, 1.9 million Medicare beneficiaries had OUD, and from 2022 to 2023, adults ages sixty-five and older experienced the largest increase in drug…