Infection Control Archives - Page 56 of 301

21 states with 'very high' virus activity | NP tops list of best healthcare jobs | Ascension nurses scrutinize obstetrics closures | Stanford extends PX work to morgue | JN.1 may be tied to more severe illness: Study

January 10, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Number of states reporting 'very high' virus levels rises alongside admissions Full story 2. Best healthcare jobs in 2024 — NP tops list: US News Full story 3. Nurses scrutinize Ascension's obstetrics unit closures…

COVID admissions hit 12-mo. high | The toll of diagnostic errors | Philadelphia hospitals are epicenter of measles outbreak | NY systems get cease and desists | Cost of virus season in 7 numbers

January 9, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. COVID admissions jump 20% as JN.1 spreads: 5 virus updates Full story 2. 2 New York systems hit with cease-and-desist letters Full story 3. The prevalence of hospital diagnostic errors Full story 4. Americans…

NP, PA pay by region | Don't blame COVID uptick on seasonality: Experts | Kettering hospital to close ER | Nursing school's expansion faces scrutiny | Flu activity by state | 4 Ozempic updates

January 8, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Don't blame COVID uptick on seasonality, experts say Full story 2. NP, PA pay by region Full story 3. Kettering hospital to close ER Full story 4. Hospitals can't keep the same workforce strategies…

An overlooked driver of COVID admissions | Ascension hospital CNO resigns | CDC calls for better donor screening after TB outbreaks | Intermountain's plan to advance respiratory care | 7 six-figure nursing jobs

January 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. An overlooked driver of COVID admissions Full story 2. CDC urges improved donor screening after 2nd bone allograft TB outbreak Full story 3. Police confirm probe at Oregon hospital amid reports of patient deaths Full…

Hospitals grapple with volume surges | FDA probes weight loss drug side effects | 'Physician associate' marks return to the past | New antibiotic targets drug-resistant pathogen | 'Everyone is nervous': Hospital CEO on closures

January 4, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 'Every hospital that does pediatric care is saturated': Hospitals grapple with volume surges Full story 2. 'Physician associate' marks a return to the past Full story 3. FDA probes hair loss, other potential weight-loss…

13 states with 'very high' virus activity | Texas hospital closes ER | Pa. hospital cited after patient death | New CMS rule takes effect | NY sees rise in whooping cough

January 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 13 states with 'very high' respiratory virus levels Full story 2. Texas hospital closes ER abruptly Full story 3. Penn Medicine hospital cited after patient death Full story 4. 2024 will demand more from…

Experts: Virus admissions likely to grow in Jan. | Police probe patient death at Ore. hospital | Clinicians warn of med spa infection risks | States ranked by physician communication | Perks of a CEO stint, per 1 physician leader

January 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Larger virus admission bumps expected in January: 3 updates Full story 2. Police probe at least 1 patient death at Oregon hospital Full story 3. Clinicians warn of infection risks tied to med spas…

Where COVID admissions are rising fastest | Fake Ozempic poses infection risks: FDA | 30 Joint Commission updates | 3 medical education priorities for '24 | States ranked by nurse communication

December 29, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 10 states where COVID admissions are highest, rising fastest Full story 2. FDA warns of infection risk over fake Ozempic Full story 3. Experts advocate for a digital shift in medical education Full story 4.…

23 states with high virus activity | NY system embraces 'well-being buddies' | The nursing workforce in 9 numbers | UChicago Medicine's roadmap to maternal care equity | JN.1 prevalence, by state

December 28, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 23 states with high respiratory virus levels Full story 2. The state of the nursing workforce: 9 figures to know Full story 3. 'The onus lies on us': UChicago Medicine's plan to close gaps in…

Virus ED visits jump 21% | Wis. hospital halts surgeries | 3rd suit filed over shuttered nursing school | Flu cases now v. then | The safety risks of PE takeovers

December 27, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Virus ED visits jump 21%: 4 hospital trends to know Full story 2. 9 students of closed nursing school file lawsuit against state Full story 3. Wisconsin hospital suspends surgical services Full story 4. A…