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In an American Hospital Association podcast, Waleed Javaid, MD, an epidemiologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and director of Infection Prevention and Control, explains how the New York City hospital eliminated three different health care-associated infections.
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum are accepting applications for the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards through Aug. 7.
Nurse licensure compacts are one tool states can use to help alleviate chronic nursing shortages, according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
AONL and 58 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed a letter this week thanking House Nursing Congress Co-Chairs, Reps. David Joyce, R-Ohio, and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., and Vice Co-Chairs, Reps. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., and Lauren Underwood, D-Ill. for introducing the Improving Care…
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced plans to test a Medicare and Medicaid primary care model in eight states starting in July 2024.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute last week announced it would invest up to $600 million in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research in eight areas.
Inova Health System used a multidisciplinary team to reduce the severity and frequency of injuries in its emergency departments, behavioral health units and across the system, according to an American Hospital Association case study.
The American Hospital Association invites hospitals committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health to apply for the 2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
About eight in 10 nurses of color said they experienced racism and discrimination from patients, and six in 10 said they experienced it from colleagues, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation survey.
Health systems show 80% of younger nurses request flexible scheduling, but only 11% of health system executives said their organizations offer such scheduling.