Infection Control Archives - Page 53 of 297

LPNs make hospital comeback | Debate persists ahead of CDC mask vote | Joint Commission revises 'suicide' definition | How high-volume hospitals close care gaps | Boards need more nurses: Viewpoint

December 14, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. LPNs make hospital comeback Full story 2. Joint Commission revises 'suicide' definition Full story 3. CDC's upcoming mask rule can worsen protection flaws, critics say Full story 4. 'We don't have all the answers…

New COVID strain is fastest-growing in US | Pediatricians hesitant on Wegovy | Ex-Kaiser nurse gets $41M in retaliation suit | Wash. system pauses cancer care | RN career satisfaction: 6 findings

December 13, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. New COVID variant makes up 21% of US cases: What to know Full story 2. Nurse career satisfaction & frustration: 6 findings from Medscape's 2023 report Full story 3. Washington system halts cancer care…

15 states with high virus activity | Hospitals level up crisis planning | WVU Medicine reports C. auris case | 2023 in 1 word, per system leaders | Flu deaths now v. then

December 12, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 15 states with high levels of respiratory virus activity Full story 2. Patients evacuated after parking garage fire at Mass General hospital Full story 3. Find your Sharpie: How hospitals prepare for crises Full…

RSV may have peaked | 50 states ranked by health | Nurse's death investigated as homicide | 9 hospitals offering new CRISPR therapy | Fla. ERs face new rules | 19 immediate jeopardy warnings since 2022

December 11, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. RSV may have peaked, data shows Full story 2. Nurse degree scheme trial begins Full story 3. Why 19 hospitals have been at risk of losing CMS funding Full story 4. Network and learn…

PA licensure compact gains ground | CDC warns of more severe mpox strain | Nurse visas may slow in 2024 | Idaho hospital loses trauma center verification | Walmart hires health system execs

December 8, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. PA Licensure Compact gains momentum Full story 2. CDC warns clinicians of more severe mpox strain Full story 3. 2023 is record year for nurse visas — but predictions show 2024 as dismal Full…

Virus-packed holiday season ahead | 311 high-performing maternity hospitals: US News | Nev. hospitals treat shooting victims | Hospital deficiency rates, by state | 4 notes on new COVID variant

December 7, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Virus-packed holiday season ahead for US, experts say Full story 2. 311 high-performing maternity hospitals, state by state Full story 3. Las Vegas hospitals treat victims of university shooting Full story 4. Network and…

Joint Commission debuts new certification | Steward to close hospital | AdventHealth's RN staffing strategy: 'Use less, lose less, hire more' | Utah nurse charged with injuring patient | Care gets creative in 2023

December 6, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Joint Commission unveils new health data certification Full story 2. 'Use less, lose less, hire more': Inside the strategy that cut nurse turnover at AdventHealth Full story 3. Utah nurse charged with injuring infant…

132 top hospitals: Leapfrog | 10K nurses held up by visa backlogs | NY hospital closure gets pushback | Brain implant aids traumatic injury recovery: Study | 6 notes on mycoplasma pneumoniae

December 5, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Leapfrog: Top 132 hospitals of 2023 Full story 2. How flu admissions compare to past seasons Full story 3. 10,000 foreign nurses held up by US visa retrogression Full story 4. Network and learn…

Pediatric pneumonia on the rise: 4 notes | HCA buys 3 hospitals | 28 Joint Commission moves in 2023 | Avoid syringes made in China: FDA | Flu admissions now v. then

December 4, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 'Zero evidence' pediatric pneumonia cases in US linked to China: 4 updates Full story 2. 28 moves from The Joint Commission in 2023 Full story 3. HCA buys 3 hospitals in Texas Full story…

RaDonda Vaught loses license appeal | RSV in 'full swing': 3 updates | President exits Ascension hospital beset by strikes | 5 HAI rates fall: CDC | Ohio sees 'white lung syndrome' outbreak

December 1, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. RaDonda Vaught loses appeal over nursing license Full story 2. President steps down at Ascension hospital beset by strikes Full story 3. RSV in 'full swing,' CDC director says: 3 notes Full story 4. See…