Infection Control Archives - Page 43 of 297

Systems phase out common anesthesia | Calif. hospital gets chance to keep CMS contract | An overlooked safety opportunity | Gen Z's growing debt problem | 10 best, worst states for nurse work environments

May 7, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Health systems phase out common type of anesthesia Full story 2. CMS gives California hospital chance to keep Medicare contract Full story 3. 10 best, worst states for nurse work environment Full story 4. Supply…

Nurse 'thank-yous' from 11 execs | Brigham and Women's taps CNO | Healthcare high school to open in Ala. | Calif. fines Prime hospital $244K | Leapfrog grades of 7 hospitals hit with CMS warnings

May 6, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 11 hospital executives' thank-you notes to nurses Full story 2. Alabama to open healthcare high school in 2026 Full story 3. The Leapfrog safety grades of hospitals hit with immediate jeopardy warnings Full story…

Star ratings of straight-'A' + 'F' hospitals | Pa. nurse pleads guilty in patient deaths | Healthcare not prepared for potential bird flu outbreak: Experts | Noncompete ban complicates staffing | Colo. plans new med school

May 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Star ratings of Leapfrog's 25 straight-'A' and 'F' hospitals Full story 2. Nurse pleads guilty in nursing home patient deaths Full story 3. Hospitals experts fret over potential bird flu outbreak Full story 4. A…

Hospitals' HAI, patient experience gains | Nurse staffing may be improving | 5 bird flu updates | Hospital execs react to Walmart Health downfall | The condition EDs often miss in kids

May 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurse staffing levels are improving, surveys suggest Full story 2. Hospitals gain ground in mitigating HAIs Full story 3. Patient fires gun at Detroit hospital employee, shoots self: Police Full story 4. 600+ infusion centers are…

25 straight-'A' and 'F' hospitals: Leapfrog | CDC, airborne transmission + new mask rules | Ore. hospital gets another immediate jeopardy warning | Gen Z's top job priorities | Task force lowers breast cancer screening age

May 1, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Where are Leapfrog's 15 straight-'A' hospitals? Full story 2. Will WHO's airborne transmission update influence CDC's mask rules? Full story 3. Where are Leapfrog's 10 'F' hospitals? Full story 4. Hospitals are reimagining capacity…

Best, worst states for nurses | Pa. hospital halts liver transplants | A CNO's strategy to retain Gen Z nurses | Tornado closes Okla. hospital | Walmart shutters health clinics

April 30, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Best, worst states for nurses in 2024 Full story 2. Tornado closes 1 hospital, injures 100 people Full story 3. Penn State Health flagship hospital temporarily pauses liver transplants Full story 4. Mayo physicians…

Hospitals grapple with radiologist shortage | Physicians spot rare syphilis symptoms | Breast cancer survivors face high risk of 2nd cancer: Study | 2 execs to exit Mo. hospital | Idaho system sees jump in med flights

April 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hospitals grapple with radiologist shortage Full story 2. 2 injured in fire at UVA Health hospital Full story 3. Rare symptoms popping up among syphilis patients, physicians say Full story 4. 2 NewYork-Presbyterian clinics cut…

The case against retention bonuses | Drug-resistant HAIs still elevated | 25 most popular drugs | 1st HIV cases tied to cosmetic injections: CDC | Do nonprofit hospitals sidestep FTC's noncompete ban?

April 26, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. The case against retention bonuses Full story 2. Antibiotic-resistant hospital infections well above pre-COVID-19 levels Full story 3. 25 most popular drugs in healthcare Full story 4. Discuss key capacity challenges and solutions with…

Nurses back noncompete ban | Inside hospitals' pipeline plans | FDA approves new antibiotic | UPMC lays off nearly 1,000 | Why Tampa General is sending drones to 911 callers

April 25, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurses respond to noncompete ban Full story 2. How leaders are building the healthcare workforce pipeline Full story 3. FDA approves treatment for uncomplicated UTIs Full story 4. Nebraska Medicine reduced first-year nurse turnover…

1st state decriminalizes medical errors | 7 safe staffing standards: AACN | Walmart heir's med school builds senior team | Why nurses are protesting AI | Joint Commission's new accreditation

April 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 1st state passes law to decriminalize medical errors Full story 2. Nursing group issues 7 standards on safe staffing Full story 3. Why nurses are protesting AI Full story 4. Nebraska Medicine reduced first-year…