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Hospital-acquired COVID spiked amid omicron | Calif. to treat COVID as endemic | Fla. hospital physician charged with patient battery | ANA recognizes 6 nurse innovators | 1 state with no plans to loosen mask rules | 6 CNO moves

February 18, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Record number of patients caught COVID-19 in hospital last month Full story 2. California 1st state to debut plan that treats COVID-19 as endemic Full story 3. Physician accused of repeatedly…

New mask rules will consider hospital capacity: CDC | Physicians call out a pandemic privilege | How UCHealth saved 64,800 hours of nurses' time | Renown CEO: Treat workplace violence incidents as 'never events' | 21 CMO, CQO job openings

February 17, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CDC to update mask guidance Full story 2. Physicians point to a pandemic privilege many choose to ignore Full story 3. A post-pandemic future: 6 hospital leaders envision how their roles…

Omicron subvariant in 47 states: 5 notes | CMS, CDC respond to patient safety lapses | Ill. hospital loses Medicare contract over expired drugs, patient neglect | Mass General Brigham names 1st CMO | COVID cases fall below delta peak

February 16, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Omicron subvariant in 47 states; study finds similar severity to original strain: 5 updates Full story 2. A layoff list, expired medicine, neglected patients: Illinois hospital loses Medicare…

4 possible scenarios for COVID's next act | Patient safety takes hit amid pandemic: 3 findings | Okla. hospital locks down ICU after online attacks over COVID care | 66 CNOs to know | Booster efficacy against omicron: What to know

February 15, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 4 possible scenarios for the pandemic's next act Full story 2. Washington hospital fires 4 executives Full story 3. Sharp drop in patient safety seen amid pandemic: 3 findings Full story 4. What…

Omicron subvariant's spread stalls | 3 COVID forecasts for Feb. | CMS delays star ratings | Lawmakers to Biden: End public health emergency | Licensing delays at crisis levels, clinicians say | FDA clears antibody drug effective against omicron

February 14, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. COVID-19 deaths will be stable through February + 2 more forecasts Full story 2. CMS delays star ratings update until July: 4 things to know Full story 3. Omicron subvariant's spread…

4K patients possibly exposed to unsterile equipment at Ga. hospital | 3 states where COVID deaths are rising fastest | If 1 in 5 healthcare workers have quit, where'd they go? | 48 hospitals on Forbes' best employer list | Life expectancy by state

February 11, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 2,600 daily COVID-19 deaths; 3 states where deaths are rising fastest Full story 2. VA hospital warns 4,000 patients of infection risk tied to unsterile equipment Full story 3. If…

Medical staff lose confidence in Wash. hospital leaders | Fauci: US nearing end of 'full-blown' pandemic | COVID hospitalizations still up in 3 Western states | Okla. won't discipline ivermectin prescribers | 66 hospitals with post-COVID clinics

February 10, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. US approaches end of 'full-blown' pandemic, Fauci says Full story 2. Medical staff target Washington hospital CEO, COO, attorney in no-confidence vote Full story 3. US COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below…

Omicron's decline revives mask debate | US COVID deaths surpass delta peak | 100 top rural and community hospitals | How UCLA, HonorHealth tackle racism in nursing | Omicron found in NY deer | NP workforce figures by state

February 9, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. World surpasses 400 million COVID-19 cases; US COVID deaths top delta peak — 5 updates Full story 2. To mask or not mask? Omicron's decline reinvigorates debate Full story 3. 6…

COVID hospitalizations now vs. Jan. | Healthgrades' 50 top hospitals | Travel nurse allegedly sets coworker on fire at NJ hospital | 5-star hospitals not safe from Medicare penalties | 13 CNO, CMO moves | Why deer are on CDC's radar

February 8, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Healthgrades' 50 top hospitals for 2022 Full story 2. 'Cap hospital CEO pay,' travel nurses say Full story 3. COVID-19 hospitalizations 1 month ago and now: How does it compare? Full…

Nurses accuse PeaceHealth of retaliation after raising safety concerns | COVID symptoms, by variant | CEO, COO leave Mo. system | US COVID deaths top 900K: 3 updates | 5 common nurse myths | Flu activity still high in 4 states

February 7, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Most common symptoms of 3 coronavirus variants Full story 2. Nurses accuse PeaceHealth of retaliation after raising safety concerns Full story 3. 10 states set to see lowest COVID-19 case rates…