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President calls on Congress to repeal and replace Affordable Care Act
In his first speech to Congress this week, President Donald Trump outlined some of the features he would support in a health care reform package.
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Sentinel event alert focuses on leadership’s role in establishing safety culture
The Joint Commission has released a new sentinel event alert focused on leadership’s responsibility to establish and improve a culture of safety.
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Study: Care by physicians and NPs does not differ in health centers
A study examining records of care in community health centers around the country found that based on nine indicators of quality and service utilization, there is no difference in the care provided by physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
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Verma confirmed by Senate panel as CMS head
Health care consultant Seema Verma was confirmed to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by a 13-12 vote of the Senate Finance Committee. Her nomination goes to the full Senate.
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CDC reports on 2014 health care access and use by adults
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report summarizing 2014 data on health care access and use of clinical preventive services by adults, based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.
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CMS seeks input on pediatric alternative payment models
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks input through March 28 on a draft pediatric care model concept for children and youth covered by Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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Emory professor offers tips to help nightshift clinicians
Hospitals can support nightshift workers in specific ways, such as looking for signs of fatigue such as slow reaction time, irritability or poor memory, said Ann E. Rogers, PhD, RN, Edith F. Honeycutt chair of nursing and professor and director of graduate studies at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta.
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Hassmiller speaks at Georgetown on nurse leadership
Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, who leads the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, spoke to the Georgetown School of Nursing & Health Studies, telling young nurses that they must see themselves as leaders, find out what they are passionate about and be vocal.
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Hospital floor infection risk highlighted in research
Hospital floors may be an unrecognized source of pathogens that can quickly spread from items that come in contact with the floor and then to hands and other surfaces, according to a new study.
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Nurse recruitment, retention top nursing challenges, says survey
Nurse recruitment and retention are the top nursing challenges health care organizations face, according to a HealthLeaders survey. Recruitment was cited by 61 percent of recruitment by 59 percent; other responses included nurse engagement (35 percent) and nurse leadership development (33 percent).
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Organizations invited to apply for Foster G. McGaw Prize
The American Hospital Association (AHA), along with Baxter International Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, is accepting applications through April 7 for the 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize.
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Research sheds light on how to identify nurses at risk of postcode stress
A research study examining critical care nurses’ stress following an unsuccessful resuscitation indicates those who had institutional debriefing support were better able to cope.
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South Dakota approves nurse practitioner full practice authority
South Dakota became the 22nd state to give full practice authority to nurse practitioners.
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Adverse drug event, sepsis best practices available from HRET
AONE is assisting the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) in disseminating information about its new, updated tools that describe successful practices used at Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) sites in treating sepsis and adverse drug events (ADE).
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Journal explores CNL role
A study in the January-February issue of MEDSURG Nursing describes how clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) are improving care and reducing care in a Magnet-designated Level 1 trauma center.
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Nurses ‘ready to be heard,’ dean says
Nursing needs to be part of the national conversation on potential changes to national health policy decisions, argues Patricia M. Davidson, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, in an opinion piece in Huffington Post. Her article is drawn from a letter to congressional leaders from the Deans’ Nursing Policy coalition, whose members include leaders of research nursing schools.
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AHA report offers tools to help hospitals align their workforce with changing needs
The AHA’s 2016 Committee on Performance Improvement this week issued a report to help hospital and health system leaders align the skills and abilities of their organization’s current workforce with anticipated needs as health care continues to change.
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CDC issues data brief on ED visits by seniors
Hospital emergency departments (ED) receive an annual average of 15.5 million visits for illness and 5.2 million visits for injury by adults aged 65 and older, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based on the ED component of the 2012-2013 National Hospital Ambulatory Medicare Care Survey.
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CDC reports more progress against HIV
The government has recorded an 18 percent decline in the number of new HIV infections between 2008 and 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.
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CDC: Flu vaccine 48 percent effective this season
This season’s flu vaccine has been 48 percent effective at preventing flu-related outpatient visits for acute respiratory illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates.