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In an American Hospital Association podcast, Maya Sandalow, associate director of the health program at the Bipartisan Policy Center discusses how states are using the Rural Health Transformation Fund to invest in rural hospitals, telehealth and workforce development.
Nurse leaders can take immediate steps to reduce turnover by adopting flexible scheduling policies, such as self-scheduling or nontraditional shift lengths, according to a Health Affairs study.
MSN, DNP and Doctorate of Nursing Anesthesia Practice nursing students now are eligible to borrow higher federal student loan amounts, says a Department of Education revised rule. However, PhD students remain ineligible.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Steve Walsh as its next President and CEO, effective this fall.
The Supreme Court’s decision to end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants likely will reduce staffing levels at nursing homes and other senior care providers, according to nursing home and provider groups.
Around four million Americans dropped Affordable Care Act insurance coverage since January, due to high costs caused by the termination of enhanced subsidies.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rewrote the charter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a move critics say could enable him to reduce vaccine access.
Patient portal messaging has climbed since 2020, underscoring a significant change in how clinicians deliver care, a national analysis of electronic health record data found.
To strengthen workforce well-being, Northwell Health scaled a “stress first aid” program first implemented in its psychiatric hospital in 2021 to all its hospitals.
To strengthen workforce well-being, Northwell Health scaled a “stress first aid” program first implemented in its psychiatric hospital in 2021 to all its hospitals.