Infection Control Archives - Page 18 of 297

Top-paying states for 5 nurse jobs | CMS suspends 8 MIPS activities | Physician-APP workforce gap narrows | A growing discharge challenge | Dr. Peter Pronovost's simple healthcare management rule

May 8, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Top-paying states for 5 nurse positions, adjusted by cost of living Full story 2. CMS suspends 8 MIPS improvement activities Full story 3. Patient records are under attack. Keep your health system's data secure,…

Mercy trims physician onboarding time | 10 best, worst states for healthcare: US News | VUMC, Columbia shrink teams amid research cuts | Triage overhaul drives ED gains at Mass. hospital

May 7, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. How Mercy is trimming physician onboarding time Full story 2. Columbia lays off 180 amid federal research cuts Full story 3. 220 hours saved daily — how Cone Health frees up care teams: here. 4. Facing…

455 hospitals with lowest C. diff rates | US pushes domestic drug production | Novel cancer surgery performed at Md. hospital | CDC cuts hit infection prevention work: 3 notes | Ohio system taps 1st quality chief

May 6, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 455 hospitals with lowest C. diff rates Full story 2. Trump moves to incentivize domestic drug manufacturing: 6 notes Full story 3. Staff shortages + cost pressure = chronic instability. A winning strategy to overcome…

NICU admissions rise | Calif. system lays off nurses | 1st med school rolls out ChatGPT | Trump eyes CDC, NIH budget cuts | Nurse 'thank-yous' from 14 execs

May 5, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. California system to lay off 100-plus workers, including nurses Full story 2. NICU admissions on the rise Full story 3. Cone Health reclaimed 220+ daily staff hours — see how here. 4. 14 hospital executives' thank-you…

Star ratings of straight-'A', 'F' hospitals | Physician retirements: 4 findings | HHS eyes universal flu shots | Last Crozer hospital closes | Vt. passes hospital safety law

May 2, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Star ratings of Leapfrog's 30 straight-'A' and 'F' hospitals Full story 2. 4 things to know about physician retirement Full story 3. Better compliance, less burnout. Full results from Hunt Regional Medical Center here. 4. HHS,…

30 straight-'A' and 'F' hospitals: Leapfrog | What drives new RN retention? 3 notes | Physician expenses hit new high | Fla. hospitals sue Leapfrog over safety rankings | Cancer centers respond to federal funding disruptions

May 1, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Where are Leapfrog's 11 straight-A hospitals? Full story 2. Amid federal funding uncertainty, cancer center leaders forge ahead Full story 3. 4 top health systems power patient experience with AI: here. 4. Where are…

GLP-1 use + kids: What to know | C-suite job cuts persist | CDC shrinks advisory group working on mask guidance | 100 AMCs to know | NP employment to grow 46%

April 30, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. What's driving the rise of GLP-1 utilization in children? Full story 2. CDC terminating infection control advisory committee members: 5 notes Full story 3. How investing in women's health can grow service lines: here.…

Best, worst states for nurses | Johns Hopkins fills some research funding voids | 2 systems' playbooks to cut clinical variation | ED boarding's biggest misconception | 11 systems launching residency programs

April 29, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Best, worst states for nurses in 2025 Full story 2. Emergency medicine experts separate 'myth' from reality in ED boarding Full story 3. Hackensack, Houston Methodist, Nemours + HonorHealth blend AI, human connection: here. 4.…

Split nurse faculty roles gain traction | UPMC model curbs hospital outbreaks | Physician pay by state, adjusted by cost of living | Immunotherapy may replace surgery for some patients | Federal funding cuts strain talent pipelines

April 28, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. The rise of split nurse faculty roles Full story 2. UPMC creates hospital outbreak detection platform Full story 3. Women make 80% of healthcare decisions — 1 health system scaled robotic surgery by focusing on their…

Hospital staff turnover by role | DOJ to probe clinicians over gender care | Temple's unexpected exec recruiting tool | Ill. hospital loses trauma status | 25 priciest hospital drugs

April 25, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Healthcare employee turnover, by role Full story 2. Illinois hospital loses trauma status Full story 3. This 5-hospital health system unlocked $75M through supply chain integration. See how here. 4. Justice Department to probe physicians who…