Infection Control Archives - Page 9 of 315

536 hospitals with lowest C. diff rates | Ill. hospital closes after elevator breaks | Virtual nursing tied to 72% drop in ED readmissions: UNC | Calif. staffing rule cuts 15% of psych beds in 4 counties | CMS' accreditor crackdown: 8 notes

Plus: Remote monitoring raised readmissions for 3 infections, study finds June 15, 2026 1. Virtual nursing tied to 72% drop in ED readmissions: 9-hospital study Full story 2. Illinois hospital fully closes after last elevator fails Full story 3. Rural…

The 'provider' vs. 'physician' debate | RN turnover nearly doubled in 4 years: Study | Ebola death rate lower than expected | FDA adds kidney injury warning to weight loss drug | Med school grads per capita, by state

Plus: Is remote work hurting Gen Z more than AI? June 12, 2026 1. ‘Provider’ vs. ‘physician’: What federal law actually says and why it’s so hard to change Full story 2. Congo’s Ebola fatality rate not as high as…

APP jobs by state: Where 4 roles grew, fell | MetroHealth won't reverify pediatric trauma center | DOJ: UC Davis admitted Black med school applicants at 6x rate | NYC H+H defies safety culture decline | Hospitals + World Cup: 7 notes

Plus: A new player enters clinical turf wars June 11, 2026 1. States with the highest, lowest APP job growth Full story 2. Justice Department: UC Davis medical school discriminated based on race Full story 3. Clinical leaders responsible for surgical…

Physicians aren't 'providers': AMA | Don't be fooled by Q1 ED volume drop: EDBA | 22 hospitals with highest LWBS rates | 4 immediate jeopardies in '26 | UVM Health cuts 76 jobs

Plus: Drug shortages last longer than ever June 10, 2026 1. Physicians are not ‘providers’: AMA Full story 2. 22 hospitals with highest left-without-being-seen rates: CMS Full story 3. The nation’s largest and most complex health system is becoming the ultimate…

An untapped surgical tech pipeline | Hospitals step up to fill public health void | Calif. hospital fined after fatal stabbing | $100K visa fee struck down | HHS advances nutrition education push: 7 notes

Plus: Pay, employment for 22 tech, assistant positions June 9, 2026 1. An untapped surgical tech pipeline for hospitals Full story 2. Administrative costs now eat 25% to 35% of US health spending: AHA Full story 3. No clinician in…

405 hospitals with lowest CLABSI rates | Yale New Haven Hospital's 3-year path to 5 CMS stars | 15 more med schools face DOJ probe | GLP-1s + cancer: 6 notes | A patient safety blind spot: Nurses working 2 jobs

Plus: Measles cases surpass 2k June 8, 2026 1. 405 hospitals with the lowest CLABSI rates Full story 2. Yale New Haven Hospital’s path to 5 CMS stars: A 3-year quality overhaul across 1,500+ beds Full story 3. What health…

Operation Nightingale's only trial opens | 10 Ebola outbreak updates | Pay, employment for 17 specialties | Virtual care losses mount as adoption surges | Do hospital rankings improve care — or just chase scores?

NewYork-Presbyterian’s patient experience chief retires after 20+ years June 5, 2026 1. 3 years and up to 15,000 fake nursing degrees later, Operation Nightingale reaches trial Full story 2. Ebola containment efforts start to ‘catch up’: 10 notes Full story…

Calif. system closes psych beds amid staffing order | NP projected growth hits 5-year low | White House pushes for AI physicians: Report | Providence ambient AI tied to RVU gains | 8 drug shortages

Plus: NYC Health + Hospitals names CQO June 4, 2026 1. John Muir temporarily closes psychiatric beds amid California’s staffing order Full story 2. Providence tracked 1,547 clinicians using ambient AI — here’s what the EHR data showed Full story…

Nurse pay, employment trends across 7 roles | La. system cuts sepsis mortality 24% | A boom in med schools firsts | States ranked by share of healthcare workers | Presbyterian to lay off 150

June 3, 2026 1. Nurse pay, employment trends across 7 roles Full story 2. Louisiana system cuts sepsis mortality 24% Full story 3. From slowing progression to remission: how nephrology leaders are redefining kidney disease treatment here. 4. A wave of…

3 Ebola vaccines fast-tracked | Northwell's gradeless med school, 15 years in | 27 specialties ranked by pay, shortage | New BH role emerges | GLP-1 use tied to lower breast cancer risk: Study

Plus: Va. system CEO out amid unnecessary surgeries lawsuit June 2, 2026 1. 3 Ebola vaccine candidates fast-tracked as outbreak grows: 7 updates Full story 2. Northwell built a medical school without grades or class rank. Here’s where it stands,…