Infection Control Archives - Page 72 of 317

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…

UW Health cleared after RNs take concerns to state | Seattle Children's sues Texas | Fla. nurse rebound faces hurdle | Mercy's top staffing lesson in '23 | PA median wage by state

December 22, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. State clears U of Wisconsin Health in nurses' dispute: 'We don't flinch from scrutiny,' CEO says Full story 2. PA median annual wage in 50 states Full story 3. Florida's rebound from nurse shortage at…

NP median wage, by state | Hospital masking rebounds | Calif. hospital to lay off nurses | MRIs recalled over explosion risk | Tossed PPE stockpiles worth millions: AP

December 21, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurse practitioner median annual wage across states Full story 2. Hospital masking picks up steam Full story 3. California hospital to lay off 30, including 23 nurses Full story 4. Cancer treatments and guidelines…

'Tripledemic' risk spurs capacity concerns | Workers want 'quiet management' | RN median wage, by state | Fla. effort to beef up ER rules has caveat | Joint Commission expands exec team

December 20, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 'Tripledemic' risk spurs renewed capacity crisis concerns Full story 2. RN median wage for all 50 states Full story 3. Joint Commission appoints 2 new executives Full story 4. Becker's Healthcare brings top leaders…