Infection Control Archives - Page 56 of 299

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…

RN vacancy dips at Ky. hospitals | 60 Baptist execs take buyout | Leapfrog floats survey changes | Mont. nursing school plans $101M expansion | Optum has 90K physicians

November 30, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Kentucky hospitals see dip in nurse vacancy rate Full story 2. Optum now has 90,000 physicians Full story 3. Leapfrog invites input on proposed hospital survey changes Full story 4. Seattle Children's ditched climate-damaging anesthetics…

10 states with high virus activity | 3 face trial over nurse degree sham | Mayo plans $5B campus redesign | Nurses lose confidence in Minn. system CEO | Radonda Vaught reflects on criminal case

November 29, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 3 face trial for role in nurse degree scheme Full story 2. 10 states with high levels of respiratory virus activity Full story 3. ED boarding's effect on clinician well-being: Joint Commission Full story…

Virus season hits hospitals | Yale opens infectious diseases center | Mounjaro more effective than Ozempic: Study | WHO names variant of interest | Amazon's pay for 17 healthcare jobs

November 28, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Virus season in full swing: 2 hospital trends to know Full story 2. Yale opens Center for Infectious Diseases Full story 3. Mounjaro more effective than Ozempic for weight loss: Study Full story 4.…

WHO probes respiratory illnesses in China | Johns Hopkins claims juror misconduct in Netflix case | 3 trends shaping PX | Man escapes custody at Pa. hospital | Worker satisfaction drops

November 27, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. WHO probes respiratory illness surge in China: 4 notes Full story 2. 3 trends shaping patient experience in 2023 Full story 3. Man escapes custody at Jefferson hospital Full story 4. Network and learn with…