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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
The Joint Commission released last week guidance for managing and storing packaged sterile supplies and devices within health care facilities to protect patients from infection
A study published in the June 2022 issue of Healthcare found Black and Hispanic patients who faced racism in health care reported receiving worse care and trusting their clinicians less.
Medicare-enrolled physician group practices may apply through Sept. 30 to participate in a voluntary oncology model starting next July
The House last week voted 402-20 to pass the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-being Act (H.R. 7666)
American Hospital Association (AHA) Board Chair Wright Lassiter III, CEO of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, spoke about workforce trends with Erin Fraher
The White House last week released its Maternal Health Blueprint, which takes actions at the federal level to combat maternal mortality and morbidity.
On July 14 from 12:00-1:00 ET, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Health Resource and Educational Trust will host a second webinar on Age Friendly Action Communities.