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Clinical informatics leaders increasingly are including nurses in decisions pertaining to health information-technology initiatives, since they are more likely to succeed when nurses are included in the conversation.
Virtual nursing is an effective strategy for hospital leaders to employ during workforce shortages, said Kevin Post, DO, chief medical officer of Avera Health in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Adding a clinical nurse leader to a unit can address managerial challenges and advance health care leadership, according to AONL member Dan Lose, DNP, RN.
The student population across most undergraduate and graduate programs at U.S. nursing schools is increasing, reversing recent downward trends, according to American Association of Colleges of Nursing data.
The American Hospital Association launched a Care Delivery Transformation Framework to provide hospitals with tools and resources to develop and implement innovative care models.
AONL has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the AONL Emerging Professional Voices program to June 23 at 10:00 a.m. CT.
An American Hospital Association analysis found Medicaid provisions in the House-passed reconciliation bill would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years.
The American Hospital Association criticized the Senate draft bill released by the Finance Committee, saying it would “further undermine the ability for hospitals to provide care to Medicaid patients” and could lead to hospital closures, particularly in rural areas.
The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI will partner to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence best practices and guidance across the U.S. health care system.
A free toolkit contains resources to help clinical and administrative managers prevent health care-associated infections, according to an article in the American Journal of Infection Control.