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Ambulatory care clinics participating in a safety program funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) cut antibiotic prescribing in half
Disposable hospital gowns intended to protect health care workers from the splatter of bodily fluids may fall short of safety standards and leave them with a greater risk of infection
Washington became the latest state to receive approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum coverage for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy.
Ensuring that senior leadership was involved in day-to-day quality activities and dedicated to quality improvement was one of six factors found in high-performing health care facilities that successfully reduced maternal mortality
Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (S.4486).
The House Appropriations Committee last week voted 32-24 to approve legislation that would provide $242.1 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education in fiscal year 2023
The Wisconsin Center for Nursing, Milwaukee, developed a Nurses Respond Now training course to prepare working nurses to understand the needs of vulnerable populations during public health disasters.
Despite chronic staffing shortages, several hospital executives shared strategies for keeping their operations running smoothly.
Children’s Hospital New Orleans and Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Nursing in 2016 developed the first pediatric nurse practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program in Louisiana.
The Joint Commission last week issued guidance and recommended safety actions on diagnostic overshadowing