Infection Control Archives - Page 46 of 299

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…

Male v. female RNs by the numbers | Calif. hospital to lay off 191 | ANA taps interim CEO | Ozempic use before surgery: New findings | 9 recent immediate jeopardy warnings

April 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. California hospital to lay off 191 workers as it faces loss of Medicare contract Full story 2. Male vs. female nurses by the numbers Full story 3. 9 hospitals hit with immediate jeopardy citations…

RN job satisfaction now v. then | CDC expands fake Botox probe | Fla. permits C-sections outside of hospitals | Drug abbreviations to avoid: ISMP | Patients in limbo after Memorial Hermann halts transplants

April 22, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurses' job satisfaction: 2018 vs. 2022 Full story 2. CDC probe into fake Botox grows: 5 notes Full story 3. Patients in limbo amid Memorial Hermann transplant probe Full story 4. Modern ASCs are…

Calif. hospital to lose Medicare contract | 10 patient safety rights: WHO | Weight loss drug shortages persist | 'Comfortable' income thresholds, by state | Supreme Court to hear EMTALA case

April 19, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. California hospital to lose Medicare contract Full story 2. WHO unveils 10 patient safety rights Full story 3. Supreme Court to hear case on whether EMTALA preempts state abortion bans Full story 4. 74% of hospitals…