Infection Control Archives - Page 74 of 317

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…

Despite benefits, many hospitals lack RN residencies | Omicron's mystery persists | Experts divided on new transplant method | 72 hospitals cutting services | Are hospitals ready for tropical disease threats?

November 24, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 55% of respondents say their hospital lacks strong nurse residency program Full story 2. 2 years in, Omicron's mystery remains Full story 3. Hospitals divided on new transplant method Full story 4. Discover how healthcare…

NP growth shifts healthcare hierarchies | Where COVID admissions are highest, rising fastest | Ascension nurses plan management face-off | Boom in GLP-1 scripts draws concern | Fearing violence, Catholic hospitals remove crosses

November 22, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. How NP growth is changing healthcare hierarchies Full story 2. Where COVID-19 admissions are highest, rising fastest Full story 3. Catholic health system removes all crucifixes Full story 4. The most successful healthcare organizations…

Hospitals to US: Help curb strain amid virus season | Drug resistance gets C-level attention | PeaceHealth to refund patients | How Northwell rewrote a big cliché | The disease at center of $261M Johns Hopkins case

November 21, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Experts stress vigilance in holiday plans to prevent hospital strain: 4 notes Full story 2. PeaceHealth to refund patients after reaching charity care settlement Full story 3. The disease at the center of the…